Thailand Relaxes Curbs to Reopen Most Schools, Businesses

Thailand’s Covid-19 taskforce approved loosening restrictions across the country to allow businesses and schools to resume operations as the biggest coronavirus wave to hit the nation eased in most regions.

A meeting of the panel, chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, backed a proposal to reduce the number of provinces categorized as high-risk areas to five from 28 earlier and allow schools in nearly all districts to reopen, Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration spokesman Taweesilp Witsanuyotin said. Most businesses, including restaurants, will be allowed to resume near normal operations, while high-risk establishments like bars and gambling venues will remain closed.