(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Bangkok, Thailand Relaxes Epidemic Prevention Restrictions, Allows to Extend the Hours of Drinking Services in Hotels

  China News Agency, Bangkok, March 15 (Reporter Wang Guoan) Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, has relaxed relevant epidemic prevention restrictions from the 15th, allowing drinking services in hotels and other places to be extended until 11:00 pm.

Data map: On November 1, 2021 local time, Thailand officially accepted quarantine-free entry for travelers from 63 countries and regions who had been fully vaccinated against the new crown.

  The relevant announcement signed by Bangkok Mayor Asayun stated that in order to support the sustainable development of the economy and society, the city of Bangkok has decided to issue a new policy to allow hotels, business centers, conference centers, and exhibition centers on the premise of complying with relevant epidemic prevention regulations. , shopping malls and other similar venues can open drinking service until 11:00 pm.

  Thailand will usher in the Songkran Festival (Songkran Festival), the Thai New Year, in April, and various places have requested to loosen some epidemic prevention regulations to activate economic and social vitality.

  A spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand said on the 14th that Prime Minister Prayut Prayut will hold a meeting of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Management Center in the near future. At that time, the adjustment of epidemic prevention measures will be discussed, relevant venues and activities will be lifted, and people's lives will return to normal.

  Thailand's Ministry of Health has drawn up plans to classify the new crown pneumonia as an endemic disease in July this year.

  Official data released by Thailand on the 15th showed that there were 19,742 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 70 deaths in the past 24 hours, of which 2,904 were newly confirmed cases in Bangkok, still ranking first in the country.

As of that day, Thailand had more than 3.226 million confirmed cases and 23,848 deaths.

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