PM asked to reconsider dine-in ban on eateries in Thailand’s COVID-19 Deep Red Zones

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The Association of Thai Restaurants has called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as the CCSA chief, to reconsider the two week dine-in ban on all eateries in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Chon Buri and Samut Prakan, which took effect Saturday.

 

The association claimed that it has received many complaints from restaurateurs that the tough measure, which only allows take-home and delivery services, is severely hurting their businesses, many of which are still reeling from the impacts of previous waves of COVID-19 infections.

 

It estimated that the damage from the restriction, and the new round of infections to the entire food service sector in the affected provinces will be about 1.4 billion baht per day, adding that other related businesses, such as the farming, will suffer from a domino effect.

 

 

 

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[Jingthing]

There is already such a dine in ban in Chonburi province! 

[Pattaya Spotter]

I can't see much of a domino effect affecting farmers...people are still gonna the same amount of food, just not while dining in. It does severely affect restaurant workers, however. 

[RichardColeman]

I do not think restrictions are the issue. The issue is the never ending length of restrictions and being unable to plan positively for the end of them as you have no end date for return to normality.

 

 

[sammieuk1]

If only there was a Czar not interested in falling asleep for the last 15 months but alas there is????

[Excel]

Yes this dine-in ban is inconvenient for some, as it is hurting the government ministers ego who are so used to taking their mia nois to high end restaurants for fine dining treats. 

[Benmart]

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

There is already such a dine in ban in Chonburi province! 

That is what the article is covering, the current dine-in ban.

[HaoleBoy]

The "dine-in" ban is hurting restaurants small and large all over.  Limit the # of people in a restaurant, but not completely ban dine-in.  Have an earlier closing time, but not completely ban dine-in.

 

Let the police check on the limits since they aren't doing ANYTHING right now.  This hurts coffee shops, breakfast places as well as small restaurants and thus affecting the workers.

 

Allow alcohol at dine-in too - with earlier closing times and limited # of patrons.  This gives small restaurants more money.  Again, the police can check and first-time is a warning, 2nd time close shop for 7 days, ...

 

Stop hurting the small businesses and the workers!

 

[Sticky Rice Balls]

My thai buddy who owns a successful bubble tea shop messaged me today as its the first time ive seen him mad...

 

He and others its seems, have had enough of the PM and his decisions......as I rarely see my friend get angry--the thai thing and all....

 

The regular thai folks are having a hard time and just trying to get by.....and it seems the big boys want to control a uncontrollable pandemic...

[Skeptic7]

ALL for it. Hope he listens. 

[ZangZong]

This zoning approach is the worst. Pandemics die of herd immunity, either naturally or by vaccines. This way there will be always few thousands infected per week for years to come because plenty of new "customers" for virus are available. You ease the restrictions a bit and it flares up. You impose harder restrictions and it goes down but still goes on lingering because only a total doors welding shut type lockdown would kill it but then the economy would crash...and even with that it would only work until the virus eventually gets in again because no herd immunity. 

 

[Jingthing]

26 minutes ago, Benmart said:

That is what the article is covering, the current dine-in ban.

Sorry.

Brain fart.

I approve of the bans in very high risk areas. 

[Jingthing]

Just now, ZangZong said:

This zoning approach is the worst. Pandemics die of herd immunity, either naturally or by vaccines. This way there will be always few thousands infected per week for years to come because plenty of new "customers" for virus are available. You ease the restrictions a bit and it flares up. You impose harder restrictions and it goes down but still goes on lingering because only a total doors welding shut type lockdown would kill it but then the economy would crash...and even with that it would only work until the virus eventually gets in again because no herd immunity. 

 

Well at the pace of the vaccine program.here herd immunity is a very long way off.

[MasterBaker]

you either lockdown or now, look at a few examples like India. it's not a time to flip

[inThailand]

Would anyone be surprised if today's decision overides yesterday's brain fart? 

[trainman34014]

15 minutes ago, Skeptic7 said:

ALL for it. Hope he listens. 

When has he ever listened to anyone ?

Edited May 3, 2021 by trainman34014

[SwampyThai]

I think a more apt question would be PM asked to reconsider being the PM ????????

[ZangZong]

If this goes much longer, it will be cause mayhem and violence and what not. Thais, even some in hi-so class, are already looking between the sofa cushions for money. Either let it rip Sweden style or a massive and fast vaccination program. 

[Xonax]

19 minutes ago, ZangZong said:

This zoning approach is the worst. Pandemics die of herd immunity, either naturally or by vaccines. This way there will be always few thousands infected per week for years to come because plenty of new "customers" for virus are available. You ease the restrictions a bit and it flares up. You impose harder restrictions and it goes down but still goes on lingering because only a total doors welding shut type lockdown would kill it but then the economy would crash...and even with that it would only work until the virus eventually gets in again because no herd immunity. 

 

I strongly disagree with you. The zoning approach is the only way to go, because in the deep red zones all hospitals are full. Your way would only work, in zones with plenty of available hospital beds and personel.

What we are seeing now is, that trying to save turism in Phuket and Samui seems to be more important, than getting people in the deep red zones vaccinated as soon as possible. One could be lead to wonder, how many of the countrys ministers and other VIP´s are owning hotels and resorts in Phuket and Samui.

Edited May 3, 2021 by Xonax

[Henryford]

Why can't they at least offer dine out. In Thailand that would be no problem, quite nice to eat outside. In the UK they are eating in the cold and rain.

[trainman34014]

7 minutes ago, ZangZong said:

If this goes much longer, it will be cause mayhem and violence and what not. Thais, even some in hi-so class, are already looking between the sofa cushions for money. Either let it rip Sweden style or a massive and fast vaccination program. 

It won't be one way or the other; it will be the usual disorganised chaos that we are used to seeing every day in Thailand.  In my lifetime i have worked in and visited over 100 countries and i can honestly say i've never known a more disorganised country than Thailand.

Edited May 3, 2021 by trainman34014

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The association claimed that it has received many complaints from restaurateurs that the tough measure, which only allows take-home and delivery services, is severely hurting their businesses, many of which are still reeling from the impacts of previous waves of COVID-19 infections.

Yeah okay, lets just pretend that Covid doesn't exist, it's not putting thousands into hospital and the less fortunate are dying... but can we stay open as normal...

[petermik]

12 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I do not think restrictions are the issue. The issue is the never ending length of restrictions and being unable to plan positively for the end of them as you have no end date for return to normality.

 

 

What exactly is "normality" here...the man with one eye thinks he is king...what chance do the ordinary folks have while he keeps blundering along.

[skorp13]

21 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

When has he ever listened to anyone ?

 

He certainly doesn't follow any science or precedent 

[paddyfield7]

22 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

When has he ever listened to anyone ?

He cannot listen because he is deaf, blind and selfish.....

[kg1947]

ALL  Restaurants , Bars , Entertainment venues -- STOP paying dues to your respective

" ASSOCIATION " , they do NOTHING for you   .....

wasted money .....

Edited May 3, 2021 by metisdead
Bold font removed.

[NorthernRyland]

The US has had endless COVID restrictions for months now and not a single state avoided the winter surge in infections. Unless you literally lock everyone in their house for 2-3 weeks these bans and regulations will have no effect. Thailand should learn from what the rest of the world has done and stop the business crushing regulations that don't do anything anyways.

[trainman34014]

8 hours ago, kg1947 said:

ALL  Restaurants , Bars , Entertainment venues -- STOP paying dues to your respective

" ASSOCIATION " , they do NOTHING for you   .....

wasted money .....

And stop paying the Police for 'protection'; as they never have done anything for you and never will but they will keep coming for the payoff !

[trainman34014]

3 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

The US has had endless COVID restrictions for months now and not a single state avoided the winter surge in infections. Unless you literally lock everyone in their house for 2-3 weeks these bans and regulations will have no effect. Thailand should learn from what the rest of the world has done and stop the business crushing regulations that don't do anything anyways.

Thailand never learns anything from the rest of the World.    Don't you know the Thai's are a superior race who know far more than anyone else on The Planet ?

[NorthernRyland]

25 minutes ago, ZangZong said:

Either let it rip Sweden style

Thailand should do nation wide T cell tests to determine how may Thais even CAN get infected and have bad outcomes. So far despite multiple outbreaks they haven't even gotten within 10% of the road fatalities (which they live with year after year) so it's entirely likely that their immune systems are familiar with these SARS family corona viruses.