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Thailand’s Centre for Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has confirmed the closure of entertainment venues in more than half of the country’s provinces.

 

The confirmation came via a tweet on Friday morning which said that entertainment venues in 41 provinces must close from Saturday (10 April) and was also later confirmed by CCSA spokesperson Taweesilp Visanuyothin during the daily COVID-19 briefing. 

 

Entertainment venues, which include bars, pubs and massage parlours, must close for 14 days, the tweet read.

 

No restrictions on restaurants were announced, other than being required to maintain social distancing measures.

 

However, in Chiang Mai, provincial officials have announced that the sale of alcohol in restaurants is prohibited for the next seven days.

 

At the time of publishing, bars in other areas of Thailand which also have licenses to serve food were still permitted to serve alcohol with food orders. Live music is also prohibited.

 

The CCSA’s intention to order the closure of entertainment venues in 41 provinces first surfaced  on Thursday and comes as Thailand continues to tackle a new wave of coronavirus cases and the arrival of a highly contagious variant.

 

The spike in infections also comes at a tricky time for Thailand, ahead of next week's annual Songkran festival, known for big social gatherings and notoriously crowded water fights that authorities have banned.

 

Adding to concerns, Thailand on Wednesday for the first time confirmed the presence locally of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 first identified in Britain.

 

On Friday, the CCSA reported 559 new COVID-19 cases, with a total of 37 provinces having now reported new cases, with Bangkok and Samut Prakarn accounting for the highest number of new cases. 

 

*Reuters contributed to this report.

 

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56 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

My family just read from online that CM has 100 CV-19 positives now. Here it comes. No alcohol at CM restaurants is only the start. I am heading out at 5 to stock up again .

Just reported by the Nation as breaking news in Chiang Mai, 142 new cases today alone!!

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1 hour ago, internationalism said:

In the other provinces there were only single infections. So looks like overreaction. 

 

In those other provinces are the songkran travellers, coming from several red zones, arriving from Sunday onwards.

 

Maybe it's called prevention??

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Recommended watching, video just released by the Nation, includes info direct from the experts here on the new wave, also mentions how the sinovac vaccine is going to be a major problem as its not so effective on the UK strain

 

Thailand’s new Covid wave ‘10 times worse’ | The Nation Thailand

 

 

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5 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Hope we are still aloud to travel in the next week with school holidays already having started, hotels booked, and kids looking forward to a food time away from home.

I would think CM will be going into a lockdown. 148 positive too fast.

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1 hour ago, andersonat said:

 

 

I would love to know if there is any scientific-support for this action. 

 

 

There is a logical support for this action not to allow the sale of alcohol in restaurants. If you close bars and allow to sell alcohol in restaurants people will use the restaurants as meeting points instead of the closed bars. We had this already last year. 

 

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3 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

They should let us aliens do TM30s and 90-day checks online to avoid mass gatherings 

Phuket has it sorted, they have a drive through, just drive up to the window, hand over your passport, they check and update, 30 seconds done drive off, excellent.

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1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

41 provinces.  So how many does that leave where one can still go to bars, massage shops and entertainment venues?  Maybe someone could publish a list.

Yes and to spread the <deleted> to those places. we really must do that... Don´t we???

 

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7 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Phuket has it sorted, they have a drive through, just drive up to the window, hand over your passport, they check and update, 30 seconds done drive off, excellent.

You get what you pay for , that’s good to hear 

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3 hours ago, internationalism said:

As expected, that after some 200 bars in thonglor were closed earlier on. 
But they should do it gradually, starting from bangkok and red provinces, and sometimes later including orange zones. 
In the other provinces there were only single infections. So looks like overreaction. 
 

massage clinics should still be opened, because that is health service

Unfortunately this time it will not be a happy ending

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3 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

here we go again..

"10 large Leo's and a packet of crisps please!"

????

 

It would have to be a scotch-egg to be a meal (Brits will understand).

 

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57 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Hope we are still aloud to travel in the next week with school holidays already having started, hotels booked, and kids looking forward to a food time away from home.

The government have made it clear that there will be no national travel restrictions over Songkran, but you need to watch out for some Governors who have unilaterally issued some restrictions.  Most seem to be merely a gesture (and local politicking) as they seem to be unenforceable.

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2 hours ago, andersonat said:

 

 

I would love to know if there is any scientific-support for this action. 

 

 

 

i believe its not the selling of alcohol in thats the problem but the propensity for bars to pretend to be restaurants

 

they sprung up like mushrooms last 2 times lol

 

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3 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

here we go again..

 

"10 large Leo's and a packet of crisps please!"

 

????

 

And a "takeaway"when u go back to ur place.I guess the streeets if full from saturday

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