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More closures spell ‘death penalty’ to Bangkok proprietors, who see a double standard

Bangkok’s restaurants are already feeling the effects of the latest COVID-19 outbreak, and some are unhappy about what they say is the uneven application of anti-virus measures.

After COVID-19 cases soared due to a surge of cases linked to entertainment venues, several restaurants visited by ill patrons have been forced to shut their doors for two weeks, leading some to question why the many luxury malls and hotels that have been similarly visited are allowed to remain open.

“Since we discovered a customer infected with COVID-19 had visited our restaurant, we closed and shifted all orders to delivery,” Saphan Kwai’s Phed Phed Cafe said online.

“An officer checked in with us, and we told him we won’t open the restaurant but will continue to solely sell for delivery. The officer, however, said we couldn’t do that, as an official statement said it was…

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