Bangkok, Thailand

Friday 17 June 2022

Hi there,

We have just received very good news today after two-year continuous restriction of our living due to the spread of corona virus(Covid 19). The Government has finally announced today that from 1 July onwards, every province in Thailand is to be labeled as "green zone", after over the past year color zoning has been applied to classified every province around Thailand according to the incidence of Covid19-infection rates in each province. "Red zone" means the area is with high infectious cases. Moreover, wearing a mask will no longer be necessary in open space where is not crowded after people have not been able to go out side without putting on their mask. 

Such news is already good enough for me. Yet, for those night owls, there are more--pubs and bars are able to open until 2 am. and drinking alcoholic drinks are permitted at restaurant, pub and bar. 

Over the past week, people have been talking about the state to lift the restrictions since the better situation of the infection spread. The number of infectious cases has been found declining continuously before staying at considerably low figure  each day.  

Meanwhile, more people increasingly return to live their life just like before the pandemic.  One main reason is that many people might feel confident in the effectiveness of immunization that the majority of the population already got from vaccination over the past year. The other is economic reason. People need to work and get incomes while the government also needs to bring the country's economy back on feet.  

It's good to see the country and people become lively as they used to be before the covid-19 spread. Yet, in my view, we should enjoy the return of our freedom of living but with better caution. Wearing a mask when going outside or being among the crowd and washing hands are necessary for safety reason and good health. I will be one of those who keep wearing a mask when going outside or being amid the crowd. 

Gigi