Bangkok could be drinking out again as soon as Sunday under plans announced today by health officials to lift the ban on serving at restaurants.
The COVID-19 task force on Sunday will meet to consider the proposal, which would also allow stadiums to reopen again and weigh new quarantine options for travelers. If it supports the move, it could go into effect immediately or early next week.
After seeing a decline in new COVID-19 cases during the past week, health officials said that they would propose relaxing measures to allow more businesses to reopen, though they did not specifically mention whether bars or similar nightlife establishments would be included.
Bar owners and industry workers have been loudly protesting the blanket ban, which has been in place since the beginning of the year – along with athletic stadiums and cockfighting arenas – amid a second…
