Thread: More public venues in Bangkok face closure

More public venues in Thailand’s capital face closure, from tomorrow until end of April, as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) tightens the partial lockdown of the city to stem the spread of COVID-19.





Venues already closed will remain so until the end of April. They include entertainment venues, cinemas, spas, sport venues, public swimming pools, barbers, beauty salons and massage parlours.


The five additional public places facing closure are pigeon singing competition grounds, children’s playgrounds, concert venues, theatres, museums and libraries.





The Disease Control Committee also plans to close conference facilities, snooker halls, private nurseries and beauty clinics.


Public places exempted from closure include canteens in hospitals, though social distancing must be observed, flowers sellers in markets and government offices in shopping malls, such as post offices and immigration offices.





Meanwhile, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will suspend 22 train services on northern, north-eastern and southern routes, beginning April 1st, due to a sharp drop in passenger numbers using the services.





For the northern routes, the suspended train services are Train No ¾ Bangkok-Sawankhalok-Bangkok, Train No 13/14 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok and Train No 105/106 Bangkok-Sila-art-Bangkok.


The suspended north-eastern routes are Train No 23/24 Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani-Bangkok, No 25/26 Bangkok-Nong Khai-Bangkok, No 136 Ubon Ratchathani-Bangkok and 145 Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani.


The southern routes are No 31/32 Bangkok-Hat Yai-Bangkok, No 39 Bangkok-Surat Thani, No44 Surat Thani-Bangkok, No 41/42 Bangkok-Yala-Bangkok, No 83/84 Bangkok-Trang-Bangkok and No 173-174 Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat-Bangkok.

More public venues in Bangkok face closure – Thai PBS World

pigeon singing competition grounds

I'm not entirely sure I've ever been to one of those....

How retarded are these people?

Beauty salons and snooker halls still open.? WTF

And some train services have been stopped, meaning bigger concentrations on the ones that are still running

Have they closed condo/public swimming pools? If this thing transmits by touch, any infected person in the pool could contaminate the water for everyone else. Not just close the public ones by order, but also either order or recommend that people do not use private pools.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I'm not entirely sure I've ever been to one of those....

Khamtien Market on Sunday mornings. If you’ve ever seen and wondered what the tall posts are in the field behind Tesco Lotus on Superhighway, that’s it.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

pigeon singing competition grounds
I'm not entirely sure I've ever been to one of those....

Just to be pedantic, the birds are Red Whiskered Bulbuls.

Or doves.

Originally Posted by jabir

Have they closed condo/public swimming pools? If this thing transmits by touch, any infected person in the pool could contaminate the water for everyone else.

my understanding is that public swimming pools have been closed, but not because of the water being contaminated....chlorine would presumably take care of that. but the bathrooms, changing rooms, etc... would be a place for it to be transmitted.

...all public areas of my condo building have been closed: pool, gym, changing rooms/showers, auxiliary meeting rooms, parts of the reception area, etc...security/cleaning staff all wearing masks and gloves...no maintenance workers (a/c cleaners, etc) allowed in without masks and gloves...

^ but you can still get 12 in a lift?

Originally Posted by misskit

Or doves.

Well you live and learn....

What was that Zombie film with all the rich people living in a massive CondoMall...

Originally Posted by jabir

Have they closed condo/public swimming pools

No need around here, no water in the jungle streams.

^ I see Roger Irrelevant is unaffected.

^Not all choose to live in down-town metropolis.