Bangkok orders strict implementation of Covid-19 measures in public places

[webfact]

Bangkok orders strict implementation of Covid-19 measures in public places

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Monday ordered strict implementation of measures at four public spaces – markets, parks, religious places and entertainment venues – in the capital.

 

The order requires operators of each place to provide health measures to staff and visitors, such as space for social distancing, temperature checking and hand sanitising gel.

 

Visitors and staff are also ordered to wear face masks, and the places must be cleaned regularly.

 

Besides, the operators must collect visitors’ information for tracking, and run a queue system, particularly at parks and entertainment venues.

 

Under the announcement, entertainment venues – pubs, bars and karaokes – face the greatest challenge to strictly implement the measures.

 

In addition to the "new normal" measures, operators of entertainment venues are required to limit their customer numbers, with at least four cubic metres for one person. Group customers should be limited to a maximum of five persons.

 

Singers or other staff are prohibited from being close to customers. Nevertheless, the singers and dancers are allowed to dance on stage.

 

The BMA also has banned entertainment venues from running promotions of products they sell. Serving of drinks in mugs or other sharing containers are prohibited, while customers are not allowed to bring their drinks into the venues.

 

The BMA has urged the operators to install CCTV cameras at their venues, and ordered them to save the footage for at least one month before deletion.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400023

 

 

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[Thaiwrath]

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Monday ordered strict implementation of measures at four public spaces – markets, parks, religious places and entertainment venues – in the capital.

 

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

such as space for social distancing,

But elsewhere, life goes on as (nearly) normal !

 

Sort of defeats the object !

Edited December 22, 2020 by Thaiwrath

[delgarcon]

4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

 

But elsewhere, life goes on as (nearly) normal !

 

Sort of defeats the object !

 

[delgarcon]

This is not a recent photo. I was in Bangkok 3 weeks ago and I didn't see 1 person not wearing a mask on public transport.

[tonray]

4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

 

But elsewhere, life goes on as (nearly) normal !

 

Sort of defeats the object !

Why post a pic which is obviously from a pre-Covid period...very misleading...Iuse MRT/BTS daily and everyone is wearing a mask. Posting false and misleading info is foolish

[Thaiwrath]

1 minute ago, tonray said:

Why post a pic which is obviously from a pre-Covid period...very misleading...Iuse MRT/BTS daily and everyone is wearing a mask. Posting false and misleading info is foolish

 

I clearly stated such as space for social distancing, and did not claim it to be a recent photo.

My point is that they select 4 public places mentioned in the O.P., but it is obvious to all that there is NO social distancing on the M.R.T./B.T.S. currently, which is likely more risky than any of the other 4 examples mentioned ! 

 

[robblok]

7 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

 

I clearly stated such as space for social distancing, and did not claim it to be a recent photo.

My point is that they select 4 public places mentioned in the O.P., but it is obvious to all that there is NO social distancing on the M.R.T./B.T.S. currently, which is likely more risky than any of the other 4 examples mentioned ! 

 

Even so you were implying a lot with a picture like that. Masks help when social distancing is hard. You cant get up on the BTS without a mask.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, delgarcon said:

This is not a recent photo. I was in Bangkok 3 weeks ago and I didn't see 1 person not wearing a mask on public transport.

I was on a bus from nakhon pathom to Rai Khing yesterday.... 15 people on the bus 6 not wearing masks, including the driver and the conductor.

[Walker88]

2 hours ago, robblok said:

Even so you were implying a lot with a picture like that. Masks help when social distancing is hard. You cant get up on the BTS without a mask.

 

From turnstile to turnstile, entry to exit, mask wearing compliance on BTS is 100% and has been 100% for months. Even the 'refrain from talking' is pretty much followed (of course 99% of the riders are buried in their mobiles anyway).

[khunjeff]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Monday ordered strict implementation of measures at four public spaces – markets, parks, religious places and entertainment venues – in the capital.

 

I've found it strange that the strictest measures in Bangkok - even before the recent outbreak - have been at public parks, even though they seem like some of the least likely venues for transmission. The guards at the entrances force everyone to either sign in or use Thai Chana, even though they are just moving from outdoors on the sidewalk to outdoors on paths inside the park. 

[Bender Rodriguez]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

Group customers should be limited to a maximum of five persons.

so, you can be in a restaurant, with 50x     5 persons...