BANGKOK, June 30 (TNA) – Thailand is moving to phase five of lockdown easing on
Wednesday, allowing reopening of nearly all business activities, but emergency
decree is extended for another month.
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal by the Centre for
Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) regarding the next phase of reopening
and emergency decree extension.
The fifth phase of the relaxing of restrictions will see
entertainment venues and nightlife services including pubs, bars and massage
parlors resuming their operations under some disease control guidelines.
More groups of foreigners will be allowed to enter the
kingdom, the government said in its statement.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha government has declared
state of emergency since late March. The
administration maintains that the executive decree is still necessary to
prevent the spread of the virus.
As the coronavirus pandemic is far from over in many parts
of the world, the government needs legal tools to reduce the risk of a second
wave of the pandemic, according to the Prime Minister.
The Cabinet formally approved the extension of the emergency
decree nationwide for another month, until July 31, as recommended by the CCSA
and the National Security Council.(TNA)
