Bangkok imposes lockdown restrictions to contain COVID-19

 

 

Effective from midnight tonight (Friday), all recreational, educational, entertainment and sports venues in Bangkok will close until further notice, as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intensifies its efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19.

 

Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, spokesman for City Hall, said that the capital’s communicable diseases committee has agreed to close the following venues from midnight:

 

Water parks

Amusement parks

Children’s playgrounds

Game shops

Billiard pool & snooker halls

Cock fighting rings

Bull fighting rings

Nurseries

Tattoo parlors

Cram schools

Internet shops and cafés

Martial arts schools

Schools

Boxing rings

Massage parlors

Competitive sports stadia

Health day-care centres for the elderly

Banquet halls

 

Shopping malls are not included

 

The committee also decided to place Nong Khaem, Bang Khun Thian and Bang Phlad districts under maximum control for the prevention of COVID-19, meaning that district chief officers are empowered to suspend any activity deemed to be at risk of contributing to the spread of the contagion, said Pongsakorn. 

 

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3 Bangkok districts under maximum controls, closure of schools extended

 

 

Three districts in Bangkok were declared maximum control zones on Friday after Thailand recorded 279 new cases of Covid-19 and two deaths – one in the capital. 

 

Nong Kheam, Bang Plad and Bang Khun Thian districts were placed under maximum controls, said Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang.

 

Meanwhile, the closure of Bangkok public schools has been extended for another two weeks until January 17.

 

The Bangkok Communicable Disease Prevention Committee has ordered the following venues to close across the whole city from Saturday: schools, children's playgrounds, tutorial centres, nurseries, water theme parks, parks, game kiosks, snooker halls, cockfighting rings, bullfighting rings, amulet centres, tattoo shops, internet cafes, martial arts schools, boxing rings, massage parlours, and banquet rooms.

 

On Saturday, the BMA will meet with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration to discuss its plan to ban eat-in food services at shops and restaurants. This measure is expected to be imposed from Monday (January 4), meaning only take-home food will be available.

 

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Bull fighting rings, where in bkk?

 here we go for another round, that's a start, wait until next week when the travelers return home and more cases will be showing up and more restrictions will be reinstated

So, bars that serve food are still open?

8 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

3 Bangkok districts under maximum controls, closure of schools extended

but Prayut just said that was no need to lock down.... liar liar burn on fire

 

Thai PM assures no national lockdown despite a surge in COVID-19 cases

Children’s playgrounds

Will they close down the  government building and the parliament? 

10 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

but Prayut just said that was no need to lock down.... liar liar burn on fire

 

Thai PM assures no national lockdown despite a surge in COVID-19 cases

National lockdown means that the whole country is locked down. This is only Bangkok. The breaking of that promise will come, but you might have to wait another couple of weeks when things get totally out of control all over the country.

8 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

National lockdown means that the whole country is locked down. This is only Bangkok. The breaking of that promise will come, but you might have to wait another couple of weeks when things get totally out of control all over the country.

Won't take long for all provincial governors to try & outdo each other.

2 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Won't take long for all provincial governors to try & outdo each other.

If history taught us anything... absolutely. Restrictions on the provincial borders likely soon to follow, before total lockdowns. But if that 18k infections per day really happens, you can't really blame them for anything other than being a month too late.

they need to get this under comtrol fast or they risk decimating their domestic tourism market as well as their international one. 2M doses (by april!) is not going to immunize 70M people and i have a feeling they are a long way down the list for anymore.

 

not too mention from what i've heard from my friends in the UK regarding our local hospital situation, Thailand will not cope. those shiny private hospitals are a long way away from the overcrowding i see at the government hospitals here. 

 

TAT unusually quiet these days.  Busy planning some new tourism boosting initiatives no doubt.

39 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Bull fighting rings, where in bkk?

 

thats slang for political assemblies........  

55 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Bull fighting rings, where in bkk?

Oh don't worry there is a lot of bull in BKK, mainly around govt house!

50 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

but Prayut just said that was no need to lock down.... liar liar burn on fire

 

Thai PM assures no national lockdown despite a surge in COVID-19 cases

.....and you believed him???

47 minutes ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Will they close down the  government building and the parliament? 

Not while there's swill in the trough to process!

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

Bull fighting rings, where in bkk?

Buffalo fighting

Cock fighting is on TV  in Thailand. For those who don't know or are not worldly wise, or seen the godfather or read Hemingway  It's male chickens fighting. A traditional sport in many countries and legal. Cock fights are held illegally in other countries.

1 minute ago, Nout said:

Cock fighting is on TV. It's male hens fighting. A traditional sport in many countries and legal. Cock fights are held illegally in other countries.

    I've seen quite a few before and pulled your leg a bit. Happy New Year!

1 hour ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Children’s playgrounds

Will they close down the  government building and the parliament? 

doesnt include kindergartens

9 minutes ago, bodga said:

doesnt include kindergartens

They are government offices 

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Cock fighting rings

Bull fighting rings

Now that is where the UK have been going wrong!  They have not included these two in their list of closures!

 

Some posts trolling about ladyboys have been removed. 

3 hours ago, jaiyenyen said:

So, bars that serve food are still open?

Yes everyone with restaurant license. Malls, Cinema's and Chatuchak are all open. 
Chonburi (Pattaya) overturned restriction on dine-in yesterday. It seems like there is a lot of pushback as these sectors have already been badly hit and another shutdown would cause utter devastation economically especially as the government has no plans of pulling their wallet to support people financially. Only people under SSO will receive up to 15,000 baht up to 90 days.

10 minutes ago, IamRoach said:

Yes everyone with restaurant license. Malls, Cinema's and Chatuchak are all open. 
Chonburi (Pattaya) overturned restriction on dine-in yesterday. It seems like there is a lot of pushback as these sectors have already been badly hit and another shutdown would cause utter devastation economically especially as the government has no plans of pulling their wallet to support people financially. Only people under SSO will receive up to 15,000 baht up to 90 days.

 

I don't see any mention in the OP that bars that don't have a food license need to close in Bangkok

3 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

On Saturday, the BMA will meet with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration to discuss its plan to ban eat-in food services at shops and restaurants. This measure is expected to be imposed from Monday (January 4), meaning only take-home food will be available.

 

If this no dine-in restaurant service policy comes to pass for Bangkok come Monday, it won't be the news I was hoping for... But once the government starts banning and closing all kinds of other activities where people may come into close contact with others, it does make sense.

 

After all, kinda hard to wear your mask while sitting at an indoors restaurant table opposite other maskless folks and with everyone else nearby at adjoining tables doing the same.

 

PS - Well, at least, the govt folks here do finally seem to have gotten a handle on what it means to practice social distancing....

 

Well at least they haven't decided that you have to eat a Scotch egg with every pint! Be grateful for small mercies, lol. 

10 minutes ago, Guderian said:

Well at least they haven't decided that you have to eat a Scotch egg with every pint! Be grateful for small mercies, lol. 

I was doing a pickled egg or pickled onion per pint when I lived in Bangkok but never saw any Scotch eggs? Where can these culinary delicacies be found?

4 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

Bull fighting rings, where in bkk?

Better yet, illegal cock fighting has to close as well.