More businesses reopening

Phase 3 of lockdown easing in ThailandImage adapted from: Art4D, Leicester Mercury, Top Chiangmai, and GoWabi

As Thailand’s COVID-19 situation gets better each day with no domestic transmissions, the country is now approaching its ‘3rd phase’ of lockdown easing, which allows more businesses to reopen. 

On 1st June 2020, the nation can expect to welcome back businesses as follows:

  • Cosmetic clinics and tattoo & body-piercing shops
  • Spas and traditional massage parlours
  • Gyms and fitness centres
  • Sports venues such as boxing gyms and football stadiums
  • Ballroom dancing venues
  • Water sports activities like jet-skiing and kitesurfing
  • Bowling alleys and skating venues
  • Cinemas and theatres
  • Zoos

However, people are still required to wear masks whenever possible. Additionally, restrictions are still applied for each business to prevent possible transmissions.  

More changes

mall in thailand

Image credit: The Thaiger

In addition to the 3rd phase of lockdown relaxation, more changes are being announced to slowly bring our lives back to normal. 

This includes:

  • Shopping centres can open until 9pm
  • Group dining is allowed with no partitions required
  • Barbershops and salons can provide full service
  • Exhibition and convention venues can open until 9pm

Curfew shortened

tuktuk Thailand

Image credit: Bangkok Post

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided to shorten the curfew by 1 hour. Starting last night, the national curfew now takes place from 11pm to 3am.   

The initial curfew time was 11pm to 4am. 

It seems that everything in Thailand is slowly returning to where it once was again. 

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