It will likely come as no shock to anybody, however the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration declared today that they may comply with the foundations of the CCSA and prolong the closure of entertainment venues indefinitely. The determination was announced at present that bars, pubs, karaoke, nightclubs, and different nightlife and leisure venues won’t be reopening in Bangkok as with the remainder of Thailand (well, legally anyway).
In the announcement, the BMA mentioned that they may maintain their rules in line with the CCSA in enforcing the closure of entertainment venues and that there is no set finish date for the indefinite closure. They echoed the concerns of the CCSA that the Omicron variant that has given Thailand a resurgence of Covid-19 within the last month due to its excessive transmissibility might be much more simply unfold if nightlife venues, where people regularly loosen up their vigilance in following security rules, are allowed to reopen.
The restaurant loophole remains to be in full swing although, as any entertainment venue that is in a position to meet the required requirements can open up a restaurant and serve alcohol, now till eleven pm. Venues must meet either the Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ SHA+ certification or the Ministry of Public Health’s Thai Stop COVID 2 Plus normal. Any nightlife or entertainment venue that meets these standards can then reopen as a so-called restaurant and host prospects, serving alcohol until eleven pm.
But for now, precise nightclubs and bars or people can drink and celebration all night, remain just a distant reminiscence of those magical days earlier than Covid-19. Official enforced punishment for violators of the bar closure legal guidelines is up to one 12 months in prison. Fines, although rarely given, have been raised to be from between 20,000 to one hundred,000 baht once a venue is convicted of the violation..