Prayuth: No drinking, no parties no gambling - don't let your Covid guard down. The PM's order was far from the mind of Thais at Bang Saen beach yesterday, notes an ASEAN NOW reporter. The beach was heaving with people along many kilometres with cars double and triple parked and horrendous traffic. Deckchairs were packed all along the beach with Thais eating and singing along to guitars. ASEAN NOW 😡😡😡😡😡

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As Thailand began relaxing and going out again PM Prayuth Chan-ocha has warned people not to get complacent with regards to COVID-19

 

Through his spokesman at Government House Thanakorn Wangbunkhongchana as reported by Daily News, Prayuth said:

 

No parties

 

No drinking

 

No gambling

 

The PM said there should be no letting down of the guard despite the Covid-19 numbers stabilizing in the country.

 

People should be adopting "Universal Protection" and businesses, markets and communities should still be following protocols of Covid Free Setting with ATK tests and the like.

 

The PM warned  that big gatherings under the Covid-19 and emergency decree rules were all still punishable under the law. 

 

Clusters of new infection had to be avoided. 

 

He said that the CCSA would meet this coming Thursday to discuss changes to rules in the light of improvements in the situation. 

 

The PM's order was far from the mind of Thais at Bang Saen beach yesterday, notes an ASEAN NOW reporter.

 

The beach was heaving with people along many kilometres with cars double and triple parked and horrendous traffic.

 

Deckchairs were packed all along the beach with Thais eating and singing along to guitars.

 

Most people were still wearing masks but social distancing was difficult given the large number of day trippers to the Chonburi beach.

 

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