Restaurants open in dark red provinces: Still no proof of vaccination or negative test required
Starting tomorrow, September 1, a number of lockdown measures in the dark red provinces will be relaxed. For example, eating in a restaurant is allowed again under certain conditions.
I read a lot about all kinds of lockdown restrictions for Thai and tourists in the red and dark red areas, but what about the areas where there are not so many infections. Is life there reasonably normal? I ask this because I am planning a trip after my Phuket Sandbox. I don't necessarily have to go to Bangkok or Pattaya and then I can (hopefully) just keep my holiday.
With the hairdresser's money in your pocket in Thailand
Many businesses must remain closed under the restrictions of the lockdown in Pattaya / Jomtien, including barber shops. Someone on an English-language forum wondered if hairdressers are available to get around the ban on haircutting and shaving.
Lockdown in dark red provinces extended until September 1
The lockdown of the 29 provinces hardest hit by the latest wave of Covid-19 has been extended until the end of this month. However, there are now fewer restrictions for banks and other financial services located in shopping centers.
Thai government extends lockdown measures by two weeks
The Thai government extended lockdown measures by two weeks from Tuesday, adding 40 provinces to the dark red zone of maximum restrictions. This also has far-reaching economic consequences because the dark red zone covers more than XNUMX percent of the population and accounts for three quarters of the gross domestic product.
I am now quarantined in Bangkok until July 25th. I had already booked a flight for July 25 to ChiangRai. Today I read the message that domestic flights from Bangkok to ChiangRai are no longer possible from July 21.
Thailand will set up checkpoints in the fight against Covid-19 to limit mobility in 13 provinces (dark red). The checkpoints are now being set up and officials will start manning all roads connecting the 13 provinces to neighboring provinces from Monday, Taweesilp Visanuyothin, the spokesman for the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said Monday.
Thailand is considering stricter measures as the number of Covid infections continues to rise
The Thai government is expected to take stricter measures to slow the rising number of Covid-19 infections, as the number of new daily infections reached 7.000 on Thursday. The plan of measures will be submitted today by the Ministry of Health to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Bangkok will not go into total lockdown, but construction worker camps will be closed for 1 month
Bangkok's total lockdown has been rejected by the government as it will further damage Thailand's already fragile economy. However, the government has decided to close infectious and high-risk areas, including construction worker camps in the Greater Bangkok region and four southern border provinces, for 30 days from Monday.
CCSA considers seven-day lockdown in Bangkok
The CCSA is discussing the possibility of a seven-day lockdown in Bangkok to quell the sharply rising number of infections.
Is it possible to go to Pattaya from Hua Hin for a few days these days? Anyone know the official website regarding travel and restrictions?
Thailand will relax COVID-17 measures as of May 19
As of May 17, Thailand will relax a number of Covid-19 measures. From that moment on you can eat again under certain conditions in a restaurant in the dark red zones. Chiang Mai will become an orange zone and Chon Buri (including Pattaya) will go from dark red to red.
Christine le Duc's own survey of 600 people asked about the impact of the lockdown on love life. Most important conclusion: we have less sex and the men in particular are fed up with that… Apparently, according to that study, women take better care of themselves. Not only did the sale of lingerie explode, but women in particular also bought 'love toys' en masse.
When the bustling city stops buzzing…. (video)
If there is a city in Thailand that 'lives' 24 hours a day, it is Pattaya. The city therefore has many nicknames such as Sin City, amusement park for adults, Sodom and Gomorrah and more. But alas, alas…..
The Restaurant Business Association expects more than 200.000 workers to lose their jobs as the government has imposed measures banning eating in restaurants.
The Ministry of Health wants a new system with three instead of four color codes for more targeted lockdown measures in the provinces. The ministry believes that this will enable it to better combat the virus outbreak in the country.
There are increasing calls for the government to impose a general lockdown in Thailand to restrict the movement of people as the number of Covid-19 infections continues to rise.
Thai government does not want a nationwide lockdown despite an increase in infections
Despite the daily increase in the number of infections, the country is not going into lockdown. It remains with a limited number of measures, such as a ban on alcohol in restaurants, closing time at eleven o'clock, a ban on large gatherings and the declaration of eighteen provinces as red zones.
Entertainment venues in three districts of Bangkok will be closed from April 6 to 19 to contain the spread of Covid-19, Governor Aswin Kwanmuang announced Monday.
Despite the increase in the number of Covid-19 infections, the government will be flexible in taking new restrictive measures and will not impose a national lockdown.
The Health Ministry will ask the CCSA to impose 28-day lockdown restrictions in the eastern provinces of Rayong, Chonburi (which includes Pattaya) and Chanthaburi, where the number of infections continues to rise.
Effective today, the Bangkok City Council has announced the closure of 25 types of businesses, including entertainment venues, to contain the spread of Covid-19.