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Workers whose earnings dropped significantly since the government closed entertainment venues to curb the spread of Covid-19 will soon be given 5,000 baht each in compensation, deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said on Saturday.

Police raided “Tapas Music Bar” on Rama I Road of Bangkok’s Pathumwan district at 10pm on Monday following a tip-off that the bar was allegedly serving alcoholic drinks in defiance of disease-control orders during the state of emergency.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday ordered the closure of entertainment venues, massage parlours and other nightspots in 41 provinces, for at least 14 days from Saturday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered an immediate 14-day shutdown of entertainment venues or restaurants where a Covid-19 infection is found, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri confirmed on Thursday.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ensuring that entertainment venues and restaurants in the province are strictly following regulations on opening and closing hours to curb Covid-19 from spreading further after a new cluster of cases was found relating to entertainment venues earlier this week.

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The Chiang Mai public health office posted on its Facebook page on Sunday that the provincial communicable disease committee had approved the reopening of entertainment venues from February 1.

Surat Thani immigration police descended on the “360 Three Sixty Bar” in Koh Pha-ngan district on Tuesday night and promptly arrested the owner and 109 customers – 89 foreigners and 20 Thais – for reportedly violating Covid-19 lockdown measures.

A network of entertainment venues on Monday submitted a letter to the government calling on it to ease shutdown measures enforced to curb the spread of Covid-19, as well as provide assistance to businesses that have been affected.

Phitsanulok officials are checking restaurants and nightlife venues to see whether they are ready to reopen when the fifth phase of Covid-19 lockdown easing begins next week.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has come up with a draft for the fifth phase of measure relaxation, CCSA spokesperson Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin said on Wednesday (June 24).

Operators of pubs and bars in Bangkok’s Khao San area say it will be difficult to follow the rules imposed by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) when they reopen in the next few weeks.