Curbs lifted for 13 types of businesses

City Hall yesterday resolved to ease Covid-19 restrictions on 13 types of establishments, starting from today, after the outbreak situation in Bangkok improved, said Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, spokesman for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

Mr Pongsakorn was speaking after a meeting held by Bangkok’s disease control committee.

The 13 businesses allowed to reopen from today are video arcades, internet cafes; elderly care facilities; sporting fields; banquet halls; amulet exchange centres; beauty salons and tattoo shops; fitness centres and sports clubs; spas and Thai traditional massage shops; kickboxing training gyms; bowling alleys; dance studios; and martial arts gyms.

However, pubs, entertainment venues, playgrounds, boxing stadiums and racecourses and soapy massage parlours will still be closed, and some restrictions still apply at sports clubs, kickboxing…