Fines for not wearing face mask being abolished
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Oct. 20) that one of five bills the National Communicable Diseases Committee approved abolishes fines for not wearing a face mask, TV Channel 7 said. Approved was the drafting of a National Communicable Disease Committee regulation repealing fines for failure to comply with Section 34 […]
Read MoreCovid fear lingers in Krabi despite face mask mandate being eased
DESPITE the government having announced on Friday that people may now take off their face masks, many tourist business operators and workers in Krabi province are still worried about catching Covid-19 because there are people doing so everyday and the virus is also mutating, TV Channel 7 said today (June 27). In lifting the […]
Read MorePhuket cancels removing face masks in open air after just one day
AFTER having issued an announcement that people could remove their face masks in four circumstances on June 1, Phuket authorities today (June 3) cancelled permission to remove them in the open air, beaches, parks or well-ventilated places, Sanook.com said. In today’s announcement the island’s authorities said the public had to continue wearing surgical or […]
Read MoreFace mask rule partially eased in Phuket
PHUKET authorities announced the conditional easing of the mandatory face mask rule effective yesterday June 1, 2022 until any possible change, Sanook.com said this morning (June 2). Under the new guideline tourists and residents at this popular island destination need not wear face masks in these circumstances: 1) While eating or drinking; 2) When verifying […]
Read MoreWhite House drops airplane mask mandate for now after federal judge overturns rule
By AP and The Dallas Morning News MOST major US airlines are no longer requiring passengers or employees to wear masks after the White House said it was lifting the Covid-19 restriction on Monday, at least temporarily, after a federal judge struck down the public health measure. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines and Fort Worth-based American Airlines, […]
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