Thailand reduces the frequency of shops and restaurants to stimulate the economy

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BANGKOK, Aug. 27 (Reuters) – Thailand will lift most coronavirus restrictions on retail and food from next month and allow meetings of up to 25 people in Bangkok and other high-risk areas , said its COVID-19 working group on Friday.

Restrictions had to be eased and measures adjusted to revive the economy safely, according to the working group, as the country fights the worst outbreak of coronavirus and fights to increase vaccines, with only 1 in 10 people inoculated so far.

As of September 1, shopping malls, salons, hairdressers, foot massages and sports fields in 29 high-risk provinces, including Bangkok, are allowed to resume operations, while restaurants can open. to diners, according to the working group.

Authorities asked business operators to make sure service personnel were fully vaccinated and regularly provided with antigen kits and to require customers to prove vaccination and negative tests.

Thailand reported 18,702 new cases and 273 deaths on Friday, with 1.14 million cases and 10,587 deaths overall, the most overwhelming since April.

Its current fight is with the Delta variant of the highly transmissible virus, which has recorded record deaths during August.

“We need to adjust our way of dealing with and living with the disease safely … adjusting the strategy and building confidence so that disease control measures are in line with the reactivation of the economy safely,” said working group spokeswoman Apisamai Srirangsan in a briefing.

Reports of Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Edited by Martin Petty

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