The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Saturday, March 21 issued an order for shopping malls, markets and an expanded list of sports, entertainment and service shops considered high-risk areas for the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to be closed for three weeks.
Those who violate the closure order are liable to a jail term of up to one year and/or a fine of up to 100,000 Baht.
Here is the list of venues that will be closed starting from March 22 to April 12, 2020.
- Restaurants (except takeaway and restaurants serving food for hotel guests).
- Shopping malls (except supermarket zones, pharmacies or zones selling necessary items and food shops (takeaway is permitted).
- Eat-in corners at convenience stores.
- Markets and weekend markets (except sales of fresh and dried food and cooked meals for takeaway, animal feed, pharmacies and other necessary items).
- Beauty salons and barber shops.
- Tattoo service shops.
- Skate and rollerblade venues or other similar services.
- Amusement parks and bowling lanes.
- Gaming and Internet shops.
- Golf courses and golf driving ranges.
- Swimming pools and similar service venues.
- Fighting cock venues.
- Buddha amulet sales stalls.
- Exhibition and convention centres.
- Educational institutions at all levels including tuition schools.
- Weight-control services and cosmetic clinics.
- Health spas, massage shops and beauty treatment shops.
- Animal spas, animal care centres and clinics.
- Massage parlours.
- Saunas and herbal treatment centres.
- Cinemas and theatres.
- Fitness centres and sports clubs.
- Service venues and entertainment places.
- Boxing stadiums and boxing schools.
- Sports stadiums.
- Horse race tracks.
Those who violate the closure order are liable to a jail term of up to one year and/or a fine of up to 100,000 Baht.
Bangkok malls to close from Sunday
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