Thailand to lift curbs on nightlife from June
Thailand's nightlife is a major attraction for tourists, but most entertainment venues have been shuttered or faced a strict curfew since the pandemic began, with some bars forced to convert to restaurants to stay in business.
The government hopes the latest easing of restrictions will help revive the Southeast Asian country's battered tourism sector, a key growth engine that accounted for about 12 percent of the economy before the pandemic. Thailand is targeting 5 to 15 million arrivals this year.
"Entertainment venues, pubs, and massage parlors and others may open until midnight after June," said Taweesin Visanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's Covid taskforce, told a news conference.
"These businesses should take a universal prevention approach ... staff must have received booster doses and take antigen tests every seven days," Taweesin added.
Starting June 1, Thailand will also drop a requirement for unvaccinated travelers to quarantine. They will either have to take an test on arrival or show a negative Covid test before departure, he said.
From January to mid-May, Thailand received 1.01 million arrivals. There were 427,000 tourists for all of last year.
Source: VNE
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