Thailand’s Covid-19 task force approved loosening restrictions across the country to allow businesses and schools to resume operations as the biggest coronavirus wave to hit the nation eased in most regions.
A meeting of the panel, chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, backed a proposal to reduce the number of provinces categorized as high-risk areas to five from 28 earlier and allow schools in nearly all districts to reopen, Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration spokesman Taweesilp Witsanuyotin said. Most businesses, including restaurants, will be allowed to resume near normal operations, while high-risk establishments like gambling establishments will remain closed.
Restrictions will remain in place for Samut Sakhon province, where the current wave of outbreak started mid-December, with hundreds of new cases still being reported over the past four days. Although capital Bangkok and its three surrounding provinces are still considered high-risk zones, more curbs can be eased by local authorities.
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