13 businesses can reopen as usual in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Thirteen types of business are allowed to reopen in Bangkok on Friday as the Covid-19 outbreak in the capital eased.

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced the outbreak had dropped from a peak of 49 new cases per day in the capital to around 10 cases daily. The latest contagion, which began in mid-December, had been contained faster than the first outbreak last year, said BMA spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang. The BMA announced the following 13 businesses can reopen as usual, but under virus-control measures:

 

1. Gaming arcades

2. Internet cafes

3. Seniors day-care centres

4. Racecourses and stadiums except for horse racing and boxing (no spectators allowed)

5. Banquet rooms – though permission must be granted for more than 300 guests

6. Amulet shops

7. Beauty parlours and tattoo shops

8. Fitness centres

9. Massage shops and spas – but not massage parlours

10. Boxing gyms

11. Bowling alleys and skating rinks

12. Dance academies (no contests)

13. Martial arts schools

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401600

 

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Banquet rooms all with 299 guests......what could go wrong?

10 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

2. Internet cafes

are these the ones that have the 'fastest internet in the world?' ???? 

Damn!!

 

41 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Massage shops and spas – but not massage parlours

I guess only the government knows what the difference is. 

Oh well, it's a start... hopefully infections will remain low & more businesses will be able to open up after the next meeting. 

 

Does anybody know if you can have a drink with your meal in a restaurant yet or is that just Chiang Mai?

Please tell me "senior daycare centers" includes the pubs.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

2. Internet cafes

Only when an antivirus has been installed.

11 minutes ago, 2009 said:

Please tell me "senior daycare centers" includes the pubs.

Only soi 4, soi 7 and soi 8.

1 hour ago, Surelynot said:

Only soi 4, soi 7 and soi 8.

 

What's on Soi 8?

5 minutes ago, 2009 said:

 

What's on Soi 8?

Very nice soi actually......dead end so traffic is limited.....few girly bars, first one on the right is quite good (called 'Today'), second moo down on the right there is Lolitas......and quite a nice range of bistro type bars....

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Massage shops and spas – but not massage parlours

Glad they made that distinction, had me concerned I might go to the wrong establishment.

 

What about pools?

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced the outbreak had dropped from a peak of 49 new cases per day in the capital to around 10 cases daily.

 

That's way too early to reopen.

13 hours ago, 2009 said:

Please tell me "senior daycare centers" includes the pubs.

Good one!

What about condo swimming pools?

13 hours ago, Mike Teavee said:

Oh well, it's a start... hopefully infections will remain low & more businesses will be able to open up after the next meeting. 

 

Does anybody know if you can have a drink with your meal in a restaurant yet or is that just Chiang Mai?

In Phuket it's ok to have drink

Agree a?start opening establishments @ sooner be here than blightey 

Still hv a latte Miguel on the beach ..heaven 

And i guess the last thing that will open again same last time will be the schools , amaizing Thailand,

46 minutes ago, newnative said:

What about condo swimming pools?

 

I believe here in Bangkok, condo swimming pools were never mandated to be closed. It seems that Juristic Persons (management companies) just closed the pools as they did last time. My condo closed the gym only and I've been able to enjoy the rooftop pool everyday.

 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thirteen types of business are allowed to reopen in Bangkok on Friday as the Covid-19 outbreak in the capital eased

Time to get the kids back to school... 

And no doubt the powers that be or family members will have some sort of financial involvement in these 13 types of business. 

Thank you Lord Buddha  and Thai Gov, I am off to the Jetts gym asap! Gotta love Bangkok/Thailand, covid contained again, in next to no time, roll on the vaccines and lets look after the poor Thai folks who have suffered way more than us expats.

 

 

So why is it that Chonburi, Rayong, Chantaburi and Trat are still classed as Red Zones and under "full lockdown" restrictions when they are recording zero or one cases a day each now, whereas for Bangkok it's perfectly OK for there to be no travel restrictions and almost everything to open again when they're recording 10-20 new infections every day? And with the Covid epicentre in Samut Sakhon right on their doorstep too. Madness.

1 hour ago, newnative said:

What about condo swimming pools?

What? You want to eat your cake and have it? 555+++

Why the heck does the email clearly state "massage Parlours"?

14 hours ago, 2009 said:

 

What's on Soi 8?

lucky number

14 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Glad they made that distinction, had me concerned I might go to the wrong establishment.

 

What about pools?

Going for a food massage.

I didn't know, that my feed where so high up.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Time to get the kids back to school... 

 

Ours (ok grandkids) are going back on Feb 1st.

 

Todays headlines:

13 businesses can reopen as usual in Bangkok

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1 hour ago, soi3eddie said:

 

I believe here in Bangkok, condo swimming pools were never mandated to be closed. It seems that Juristic Persons (management companies) just closed the pools as they did last time. My condo closed the gym only and I've been able to enjoy the rooftop pool everyday.

 

Mine closed at least until 31st January