Pattaya?Chonburi Curfew

[Dodger]

Why they've waited this long to keep people from leaving Bangkok to travel to other provinces is beyond comprehension.

Maybe Pattaya should take some lessons from little-old Bang Saray around the bay.

Every time there's been an increase in covid cases resulting in Provinces locking down, shutting businesses, etc., Bang Saray simply posts large signs along the oceanfront informing outsiders (mostly from Bangkok) that the beach and hotels are closed to non-residents. Without the beach and lodging, there's little motivation for outsiders to come to Bang Saray.

When this pandemic started the town council hired and staffed around 60 Thai workers who are responsible for cleaning and disinfecting the public areas, including the parks, recreational areas and the beach front. These workers are also equipped with walkie-talkies that they wear around their waists - and trained to observe license plates, vehicle stickers, and the people themselves, to identify "residents" from "outsiders". They are instructed to phone a Town Council Hot Line if any outsiders enter our town. Any outsiders who enter Bang Saray who don't adhere to the posted signs are escorted out of Bang Saray. If they return, they are fined.

As a result of these actions, our little town on the bay remains safe...fully opened to residents...businesses operating as usual...and there has not been a single case of covid among the residents of Bang Saray since this pandemic started 18 month ago.