National parks still open amidst COVID-19 venue closures

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Tourists can still make trips to national parks across the country this long weekend, as none of the 155 national parks in Thailand was affected by recent disease control directives. National parks have however, implemented COVID-19 prevention measures which include daily disinfection of surfaces.

 

Visitors to national parks are advised to register in advance on QueQ application to avoid delays at the entrance, as national parks are now implementing capacity control measures which limit the number of visitors allowed inside the park in each period of time. Visitors will soon be able to pay their entry fee in advance online.

 

Addressing visitors concerns on chances of COVID-19 transmission in public toilets inside the parks, the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Varawut Silpa-archa has ordered the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation to periodically disinfect surfaces in the toilets every day to reassure visitors.

 

Natural resources at national parks are reported to have recovered significantly after the previous COVID-19 related closures. The Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment has warned visitors meanwhile, that vandalization of resources in the parks may result in fines and a prison sentence.

 

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56 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Tourists can still make trips to national parks across the country this long weekend, as none of the 155 national parks in Thailand was affected by recent disease control directives

Of course, shopping malls are still open, so why shouldn't parks. 

Edited January 3, 20215 yr by RotBenz8888

27 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Of course, shopping malls are still open, so why shouldn't parks. 

shopping malls are closed in Chon Buri province. 

it's towns, with high population density, where virus spreads easily, and within buildings.

Not parks, beaches and any other natural venues. Closing them in the spring was a mistake. Just enough strict rule no alkohol and group partying.

 

For that people should leave towns and relocate to villages, countryside

I disagree. Having anything open encourages people to travel there & use its facilities, whether it's a park, a beach, a nail salon or a restaurant. We hope everybody <stupid> has come home from <stupid> new year travel by now. So we know how bad this is going to get. Shut it all down, please!