Bangkok City Hall eyes reopening 8 types of venue
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Bangkok’s City Hall (aka the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration) has agreed to allow the reopening of 8 areas of activities but has not announced the date yet according to a spokesman.
After its executive meeting, the BMA will issue relief some measures, since the current ones will expire tomorrow. 8 types of locations will reportedly be allowed to open:
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- Restaurants: People can eat in, but seats must be kept 1.5 metres apart and alcoholic beverages are barred; opening hours must adhere to the Emergency Decree.
- Markets can sell all types of products.
- Areas for exercise: Only non-contact sports such as walking, running, badminton, tennis, table tennis, etc. are allowed; team sports such as football, softball, volleyball, basketball are prohibited.
- Public parks to be open for exercise and rest, however gatherings will not be allowed.
- Barber shops and beauty salons: Only allowed to cut, wash, and dry; must stop for cleaning and sterilising every two hours; only reserve a queue for service; operator has to wear a mask and a face shield at all times.
- Pet salon, clinics, or animal hospital: Only one pet or one animal can be brought in.
- Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes
- Golf courses
Establishments that fail to follow these guidelines will be immediately closed.
The BMA has proposed these measures to the government and they will be discussed at a meeting with the Communicable Disease Committee today to prepare further measures.
A decision on the prohibition of selling alcoholic beverages, which will end tomorrow, is still awaited.
SOURCE: The Nation Thailand
