Chadchart sets sights on masks
City eyes Phuket’s lead on Covid rules
Bangkok plans to authorise the removal of face masks as soon as possible if the notion is approved by local health and medical bodies, city governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Thursday.
His remarks came in response to a new move by Phuket to relax its face mask-wearing mandate and other related Covid-19 measures.
The health and medical departments will be consulted on the matter, Mr Chadchart said, adding he believed it is time to move forward and focus on reviving the…