People returned to some of Thailand’s famed sandy beaches Monday, keeping well apart but enjoying the outdoors, as authorities eased some coronavirus restrictions for the first time in more than two months.
“I couldn’t resist the temptation,” she told AFP. “It’s become a paradise — just like it was 30 years ago.”Phuket, in the south, is still off-limits, while Hua Hin remained open throughout.
But the number of new infections slowed in May, and on Monday cinemas as well as tattoo and massage parlors across the kingdom were given the green light to return to business. Student Prayos Plodchai, who had tickets for US blockbuster “Bloodshot”, said he was not very confident about the hygiene standards at Central World mall’s cinema.“But I’m willing to take the risk because I’ve been stuck at home for so long,” the 19-year-old said.
Tourism revenues dropped by 40 percent in the first three months of the year, and the government has warned the virus’s impact on the second quarter will be more severe.
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