Covid-19: All entertainment venues, nightclubs, massage parlors in Bangkok to be closed for 14 days

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Covid-19: Entertainment, sports venues to be closed for 14 days

 

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All entertainment places and sports venues in and around Bangkok, including pubs, massage parlours and nightclubs, will be closed for two weeks as part of the government’s attempts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced this afternoon.

 

He said all mass public gatherings and activities will also be prohibited.  They include concerts, exhibitions and religious gatherings.

The ban will take effect starting Wednesday.

 

He said they are among a package of measures proposed by the committee to fight against Covid-19 chaired by Prime Minister Prayut and approved by the Cabinet today.

 

The Cabinet also approved its proposal to postpone the Songkran holiday.

 

Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/covid-19-entertainment-sports-venues-to-be-closed-for-14-days/

 

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[DepDavid]

If it can be done it will definitely be helpful. 

[dcsw53]

If he is willing to do this for Bangkok, the axe will fall on Phuket and Pattaya as well. Stand by Isaan massive repatriations about to happen !!

[z42]

Irrespective of how dangerous the virus is, this is the right move and should do its bit to help contain the virus.

But that said, the time frame is something else, how long can people living hand to mouth survive for with no chance to earn a baht.

 

These sectors will highlight just how important the tourism sectors are. And i would hope that those envelope collectors go easy during this unprecedented crisis.

 

The country is going to take a seriously long time to recover from this I suspect. The fallout could well be that final straw, hope not though. 

 

Wishing all people here the best of health

[DrTuner]

All the major tourist destinations must see the same. Why bother waiting, just pull the plug.

[cornishcarlos]

Look at his smug little punch bag of a face !!

[DLock]

6 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

Look at his smug little punch bag of a face !!

 

I'll hold him....you hit him...then swap.

[Maejo Man]

Massage parlours too? Ouch!

[CraigInBangkok]

12 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

Look at his smug little punch bag of a face !!

I've seen this silly grin rather alot lately ... and I may sound like a broken record but i'm sure he's been smoking all the good pot

Edited March 17, 2020 by CraigInBangkok

[SpanishExpat]

If there are still no 100% agreements in Europe of how bars, restaurant and pub owners will be reimbursed, everyone knows what that means for Thailand. Close them now and quite a few won`t be able to reopen again. I said it long time ago...the virus should be taken serious, but in the end the economic impact will be disastrous.

Edited March 17, 2020 by SpanishExpat

[JAG]

1 minute ago, DLock said:

 

I'll hold him....you hit him...then swap.

1) Once I had started I don't think I could stop.

 

2) I have long disliked standing in queues.

[piewarmer]

7/11 to remain open for now

what about those crowded immigration offices?

[lkv]

So everybody is going out tonight I take it. ????

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Entertainment venues to shutter for 14 days

 

 

The Cabinet today (March 17) approved a temporary closure of entertainment venues in Bangkok and Greater Bangkok for 14 days, starting from tomorrow (March 18), as the government beefs up measures to stem the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Places affected include movie theatres, pubs, bars, traditional massage parlours and other entertainment venues listed under a related law.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384252

 

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[sapson]

Just for two weeks and only Bangkok, guess the other large cities nationwide and the beach resorts will need a few hundred positives tests before they qualify for the scheme.

[petermik]

What about the BTS/MRT and public transport.....food courts etc. they are just as high a risk?

[fruitman]

3 minutes ago, sapson said:

Just for two weeks and only Bangkok, guess the other large cities nationwide and the beach resorts will need a few hundred positives tests before they qualify for the scheme.

Yes that's weird innit? Why only BKK?

[CGW]

1 minute ago, fruitman said:

Yes that's weird innit? Why only BKK?

Just doing what they are told by "whoever" is driving the agenda 

[CraigInBangkok]

5 minutes ago, petermik said:

What about the BTS/MRT and public transport.....food courts etc. they are just as high a risk?

yeah tell me about it ... the wife has to get on the airport link virus line that comes from the airport every morning 

Edited March 17, 2020 by CraigInBangkok

[bkk6060]

Good start.

Everyone will just come to Pattaya.

That's what I would do if I were a tourist.

 

 

Edited March 17, 2020 by bkk6060

[NCC1701A]

10 minutes ago, brain150 said:

Panic and hysteria on all fronts.

This is insanity at its best and everybody that agrees should maybe just get some facts !

 

Because the one thing missing in this whole thingy is facts !!!

so it is safe to get a one hour oil massage from another human being who is spending all day in extremely close contact with tourists from all of the world? faces sometimes just inches apart for a hour? head massage with your head in their lap while they are bent over you breathing in each others expelled virus?

rows of tourist lined up in a room right next to each other getting foot massages? 

   

[NCC1701A]

An estimated 17.9% of those infected with coronavirus will remain asymptomatic for the duration of the infection.

 

https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.10.2000180#html_fulltext

[nikmar]

25 minutes ago, Maejo Man said:

Massage parlours too? Ouch!

 

even if i promise to wear my all in one safe - T - condom?????????????

[DrTuner]

24 minutes ago, CraigInBangkok said:

I've seen this silly grin rather alot lately ... and I may sound like a broken record but i'm sure he's been smoking all the good pot

Well he is best buddies with Anutin the ganja minister.

[CraigInBangkok]

1 minute ago, DrTuner said:

Well he is best buddies with Anutin the ganja minister.

well maybe they should share the goods ... this <deleted> virus is not helping get the 6 plant law passed one bit!????

[DrTuner]

6 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

An estimated 17.9% of those infected with coronavirus will remain asymptomatic for the duration of the infection.

 

https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.10.2000180#html_fulltext

That's new emerging information, thanks. This is the crux of the matter:

 

Quote

Currently, there is no clear evidence that COVID-19 asymptomatic persons can transmit SARS-CoV-2, but there is accumulating evidence indicating that a substantial fraction of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals are asymptomatic.

 

Still more info needed. If it indeed does transmit when asymptomatic, then only solution for now is more lockdowns.

[Grumpy John]

9 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

so it is safe to get a one hour oil massage from another human being who is spending all day in extremely close contact with tourists from all of the world? faces sometimes just inches apart for a hour? head massage with your head in their lap while they are bent over you breathing in each others expelled virus?

rows of tourist lined up in a room right next to each other getting foot massages? 

   

Stop it,  your turning me on! ????

[Denim]

14 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

faces sometimes just inches apart for a hour?

 

No no no , you've been far too romantic with them. Their face should be two feet from yours ......unless......no......that's impossible.

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

massage parlours

No shandy for the girl's for a while now .. 

[androokery]

Can we expect hashtags like #sideline to start trending a lot more on Twitter as the result of this?