Thailand is studying effective Covid-19 prevention measures for nightclubs, bars and other nightlife venues.
According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, the public health committee met with the Department of Disease Control (DDC) to discuss ways to ensure that these nightlife venues do not become Covid-19 hotspots when they resume operations.
Anutin expressed concern, saying it would be difficult for authorities to encourage people, especially foreigners, to follow rules such as wearing masks in such places.
The discussion follows the government's decision to lower its Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, allowing most activities to resume with fewer restrictions.
See: Thailand's Covid-19 alert rises to level 3
The Ministry of Health will also propose to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) the creation of Endemic Sandboxes for the islands of Koh Samui in Surat Thani province, Koh Chang in Trat province and Phuket .
This would allow bars and nightclubs to reopen in these areas.
See: Thailand wants to declare Covid endemic on tourist islands
The number of daily infections and deaths has been declining recently, while more than 134 million vaccination doses have been administered to people in the country.
Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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1 comment
It is obvious that requiring the authorities to wear masks in bars and other nightlife venues such as discos, karaoke and other go-go clubs is a utopia!
These are all places where drinking is constantly taking place.
I hope that the authorities are well aware of this and will take the necessary measures to combat Covid, should there be a local increase in infections in some of these entertainment venues.
The solution is not to go back and question the opening of bars (which will unfortunately be a likely measure, as the political authorities have accustomed us to previously), but to put in place logistics for managing positive cases in care units ready to manage the situation.
It might be useful for Mr Anutin, Minister of Health, to speed up the vaccination process for people who have currently received only one dose and to carry out an awareness campaign for unvaccinated people, because since last February, when 70% of the population had received 2 doses, vaccination statistics have changed little, barely passing the 73% mark at the beginning of May, more than 3 months later.
A vaccination rate of between 85 and 90% of complete vaccinations is the safest way to avoid new repetitive waves, but this state of affairs, scientifically established worldwide, does not seem to be considered by Minister Anutin as an absolute priority and the best way to control the disease in a preventive manner...
"Prevention is better than cure": does this proverb exist in Thai?