BANGKOK, June 1 (TNA) – The third phase of business and
activity lockdown relaxation began with strict disease control measures Monday.
In the northern province of Chiang Mai, local shops and
inter-provincial transport services were active again.
At the Arcade Bus Station, more travelers showed up for
inter-provincial trips. All ticket booths and shops at the bus terminal
reopened. Soldiers were among the travelers because their units allowed them to
visit their home province today after a ban on inter-provincial travel over the
past few months.
Travelers were required to wear face masks and have their
body temperatures checked. Passengers were seated well apart from each other to
prevent the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Vendors were happy to resume their living after lacking
income over the past two months.
Buddha amulet markets also reopened today. Traders said that
although most of their customers were Chinese, Malaysian and Singaporean
tourists, they were happy to see their markets resumed operation because they
still had income opportunities with local customers.
Natural tourist destinations also reopened their gates after
their closure in the past months. Mon Chaem mountain in Mae Rim district of
Chiang Mai was welcoming visitors who were attracted to its temperate flower
zone. Local vendors also reopened their souvenir shops there after closure to
control COVID-19.
In the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, tourists
stopped over to see a blossoming grass field covering hundreds of rai on a hill
by Highway 3060 in Ban Wang Khon village of Raroeng sub-district in Wang Nam
Khieo district.
The farmland now blanketed with blossoming grass will be
turned into a vast cornfield when farmers start their seasonal crop in less
than a month. (TNA)
