Govt eases coronavirus curbs
Capital to remain as a ‘dark-red zone’
The government has eased some Covid-19 restrictions to allow dine-in services at restaurants to open until 11pm and reduced the designation of five “dark-red zone” provinces to four.
Bangkok and three adjoining provinces — Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan — will remain as dark-red zones with maximum and strict Covid-19 controls when the decision to ease some restrictions is expected to come into effect on Monday.
Meanwhile, Samut Sakhon will join 10 other provinces in being designated as “red zones” of maximum Covid-19 controls. These provinces are Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Trang, Nakhon Pathom, Pattani, Phetchaburi, Songkhla, Saraburi, Yala and Narathiwat.
Nine provinces in the kingdom are orange zones for Covid-19 — Chanthaburi,…
