Foreign guests are being told to mask up and observe Thailand’s disease management legal guidelines, or face prosecution… presumably even a 20,000 baht fine for not carrying a masks. The warning comes after reports that many foreigners travelling for enterprise haven’t been sporting masks and heaps of have gathered for parties, which a spokesperson says led to Covid-19 transmission.
In Dollar ’s Covid process drive press briefing, CCSA spokesperson Apisamai Srirangson pointed out that many guests getting into these Thailand’s “sandbox” programme to attend business conferences have not been following disease control measures set by the CCSA. Apparently, lodge workers had warned travellers about Thailand’s guidelines and provincial representatives reported the violations to the CCSA. Apisamai says guests will face expenses if they break illness management legal guidelines.
“Visitors should comply, or they will be prosecuted.”
The calls to wear masks were reiterated during the English-language CCSA briefing by deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Natapanu Nopakun who mentioned that underneath the Communicable Disease Act, the common public must at all times wear masks.
“You’re required to wear masks while in public spaces and whereas doing activities in groups… There is a maximum of 20,000 baht for failing to do so.”