Shopping centers and the restaurants that go with them are allowed to open again on Sunday throughout Thailand. The curfew is shortened by 1 hour and only starts at 23.00 p.m. Taweesilp Visanuyothin of the CCSA announced this today.
Monks are experiencing consequences of the corona crisis: less food and fewer donations
The corona crisis in Thailand not only affects workers who are losing their jobs en masse, but also the monks notice that poverty in Thailand is increasing. During their daily morning round, they receive much less food from civilians than before.
Pattaya city in corona time
For people who want to know what Pattaya looks like in corona time, this YouTube video gives a nice impression. From a condo overlooking the tower of Pattaya Park, a rainy morning is the start to explore the city of Pattaya in corona time.
Fortunately, the daily conversation in the village is not about corona, so there are no corona infections. That could also have to do with the temperature, we easily touch above 40 degrees Celsius, for days now.
For the first time since the outbreak of the corona crisis, the Thai government has not reported any new infections, but there is also criticism. Thailand would test too little and therefore the figures would be distorted.
Corona has become a religious war
The lung infection has divided humanity into two camps: the believers and the unbelievers. Corona has thus become a religious war, with opponents hitting each other with 'facts'. Coming from websites that many have never heard of.
A large majority of Thais agree that restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus should be eased now that the situation has improved significantly, according to an opinion poll by the National Institute of Development Administration of Nida Poll.
The Thai government reports on Sunday, 5 new infections with the corona virus (Covid-19). No persons have died from the effects of the infection. This brings the total in Thailand to 3.009 infections and 56 fatalities.
Hotels in Pattaya to reopen in June?
Thai Hotels Association Eastern Region president Pisut Ku continues to believe tourism will begin to recover in June despite the global pandemic.
Shopping malls, gyms (fitness centers) and theme parks in Thailand may reopen if the number of infections remains low in the coming week.
Domestic flights have started again in Thailand. Wonderful, you may think and you happily book a flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai for a short break. But then comes the hangover: whether you want to go into quarantine for 14 days. This is Thailand!
The Thai government reports on Thursday, 3 new infections with the corona virus (Covid-19). No persons have died from the effects of the infection. This brings the total in Thailand to 2.992 infections and 55 fatalities.
The international aviation organization IATA says that 1,5 distance in airplanes is not an option. Keeping seats free is unfeasible and unnecessary because, according to the IATA, the risk of contamination on board is low.
Prime Minister Prayut comes up with the idea of setting a limit of 2 hours for visitors to shopping malls. According to him, this would help to prevent the spread of the corona virus. The number of visitors allowed in should also be limited.
Obscurity, the Thai trademark
It is not easy to follow the official regulations of the. What is still maintained and what has now been abolished? May 4 would be the last day that the public would be checked for fever and the destination at the checkpoints on the Sukhumvit Road. And indeed on May 5 everything was as usual, although less crowded.
Yesterday, photos emerged on social media of busy platforms of the BTS Skytrain at the National Stadium and Siam station. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has asked the management of the BTS for clarification.
The Thai government reports on Tuesday, 1 new infections with the coronavirus (Covid-19). No persons have died from the effects of the infection. This brings the total in Thailand to 2.988 infections and 54 fatalities.