BANGKOK, THAILAND - 2020/03/10: Boxers in action during the Thai Boxing match that was held without spectators as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. (Photo by Adisorn Chabsungnoen/SOPA Images/L BANGKOK - Kickboxing aficionados came from all over Thailand to attend a major Muay Thai match at Bangkok's indoor Lumpini Stadium on March 6.
Dozens or more went home unknowingly carrying the coronavirus. The wayward boxing fans led an inevitable rise in infections this month that forced the government to abandon its less than sturdy approach to combating COVID-19 that has failed to inspire public confidence.