Thai cabinet to be asked to ease requirements for face masks in “COVID Safe” areas

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Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health will ask the government to ease requirements for the wearing of face masks in “COVID Safe” areas, such as beaches and public parks.

 

Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattibhoom Vongrachit said, during his visit to the Chaiyaphum provincial hospital yesterday (Friday), that the requirement to wear face masks in public places could be eased in certain areas, when COVID-19 situation in the country has improved and most of the population has been fully vaccinated.

 

He added, however, that, if the requirement for face masks outdoors is to be eased in certain areas, other restrictions, such as social distancing, bans on food sales and crowding must be strictly enforced.

 

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[The Cipher]

Nice! This is happening faster than I would've thought for an Asian country.

 

Hopefully this implementation goes well and the number of acceptable 'maskless areas' expands quickly.

[sherwood]

All good but I will still carry one in my pocket when out and about.

Dirty Thais and filthy foreign folk are still out there. 555

 

[userabcd]

Was in Paragon and Central World.

 

Seems many people are coughing again out in public.

 

Best to keep wearing a mask and avoid being around humans spreading whatever.

[jacko45k]

This strikes me as minor......people who complain about wearing masks are cry babies..... open the nightlife if things are safe!

[mahtin]

Gosh, now I can breathe again when alone in my car.

If they say yes.

[RandolphGB]

If you believe masks stop you from catching Covid,  I have magic beans to sell you.

[Cabradelmar]

Wearing mask outdoors can be a choice (given air pollution many may choose to wear), for the most part (sans night markets, etc.). Indoors not so much. Scrap the temperature checks

[Exilerunner]

3 hours ago, sherwood said:

All good but I will still carry one in my pocket when out and about.

Dirty Thais and filthy foreign folk are still out there. 555

 

Nothing to do with dirty but being stupid and careless if you do not wear a mask when you better do

[Cabradelmar]

5 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

If you believe masks stop you from catching Covid,  I have magic beans to sell you.

It does however keep me from taking in nasty breath or breathing in spit when people talk

[Benmart]

1 hour ago, RandolphGB said:

If you believe masks stop you from catching Covid,  I have magic beans to sell you.

The government and media have been selling those magic beans for almost two years 

[LukKrueng]

2 hours ago, Cabradelmar said:

It does however keep me from taking in nasty breath or breathing in spit when people talk

So you've been wearing a mask all your life even before covid? 

[Cabradelmar]

1 hour ago, LukKrueng said:

So you've been wearing a mask all your life even before covid? 

No. But now seeing the value even more. Shocking surprised how filthy the air we breathe really is when you see what a mask captures.

[Glassjaw]

Wearing a mask in an empty park, beach or street is absolutely ridiculous full stop.

[TooMuchTime]

Without everyone wearing flimsy masks that are loosely draped on their faces, super covid variants are going to spread and kill everyone!

[mtls2005]

15 hours ago, RandolphGB said:

If you believe masks stop you from catching Covid,  I have magic beans to sell you.

 

I always wondered what sort of person actually bought magic beans to begin with, and then tries to resell them?

 

Oh, well, takes all kinds.

 

Let me guess, you have a bridge - which you also bought - for sale?

 

 

 

 

[ifmu]

20 hours ago, The Cipher said:

Nice! This is happening faster than I would've thought for an Asian country.

 

Hopefully this implementation goes well and the number of acceptable 'maskless areas' expands quickly.

their are no covid safe areas     period 

[Tim207]

25 minutes ago, ifmu said:

their are no covid safe areas     period 

Hey!!! shut up!!!  I have my girlfriend convinced that removing all potentially contaminated clothing when coming over and going directly to the covid free bedroom insures it will remain a covid safe area.

[userabcd]

13 hours ago, Glassjaw said:

Wearing a mask in an empty park, beach or street is absolutely ridiculous full stop.

Those are areas one practices wearing a mask and then it becomes routine and easy to wear one when out and about amongst people and protecting fellow humans from oneself.

[Jumbo1968]

There is an influx of farang tourists in Pattaya at the moment, the majority are not wearing masks even in the supermarkets etc. None of the staff appear to bothered or say anything although 7/11s near me will ask you to check your temperature and won’t let you enter with out a mask. I don’t think the farang tourists are aware it’s mandatory to wear a mask.

[Dogmatix]

Good timing with Omicron starting to spread in Thailand. Great idea to ban African travellers while allowing travellers from the UK with 90k+ cases a day and Omicron already the dominant strain in London. 

 

Thailand will masks everywhere and lock downs by the end of January.

[thierryviteau]

Anybody not using masks and alcohol is an idiot when the only available vaccines do not stop virus transmission...

But this world being managed only by retarded people doesn't surprise me anymore...

 

[thierryviteau]

1 hour ago, Jumbo1968 said:

There is an influx of farang tourists in Pattaya at the moment, the majority are not wearing masks even in the supermarkets etc. None of the staff appear to bothered or say anything although 7/11s near me will ask you to check your temperature and won’t let you enter with out a mask. I don’t think the farang tourists are aware it’s mandatory to wear a mask.

haven't seen anybody without mask at any shop since years...

I guess that you must have special power or just post BS ?!

 

 

[Jumbo1968]

1 hour ago, thierryviteau said:

haven't seen anybody without mask at any shop since years...

I guess that you must have special power or just post BS ?!

 

 

My special powers have observed many farangs  every day in Big C and walking on Soi Bukhao during the day on more so on an evening with no masks, not BS !

[freedomnow]

On 12/18/2021 at 8:53 AM, Exilerunner said:

if you do not wear a mask when you better do

"Better do" in the pointless sense - outside or in a car alone.

Get a brain vs being a compliant robot.

[zzaa09]

No such beasts as a Covid safe area. 

 

Next....

[Kadilo]

20 hours ago, Glassjaw said:

Wearing a mask in an empty park, beach or street is absolutely ridiculous full stop.

Absolutely, but you still see people moaning about kids playing in the park without wearing one.  Hard to believe they were young once or ever knew what fun was. 

[2 is 1]

Most idiot idea of century! Just when every virology wise man's has said "only what can help against omicron is wear mask and keep social distance"! Just coz vaccine dont help much to get omicron!

[Morpheus42]

Great. As soon as they scrap the outdoor mask mandate everywhere, we will finally travel around Thailand again.

[Jumbo1968]

The U.K. has nearly 100000 Covid cases, mask wearing only mandatory in certain places, Thailand less than 6000, mask wearing mandatory,  does that suggest wearing a mask reduces the risk of Covid infections albeit I struggle to agree with the number of positive cases of Covid in Thailand.