A proposal to shorten the nighttime curfew and resume 11 types of businesses, such as cinemas and spas, will be considered by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday.
If approved, curfew hours, which were imposed to help prevent coronavirus infections, would be shortened to 10pm-4am instead of the current 9pm-4am, according to a government source.
Also, 11 types of businesses and establishments -- such as spas, cinemas, restaurants with live bands, tutorial schools, sporting grounds and museums -- would be able to reopen, the source said.
However, the most stringent public health measures are likely to be maintained in 29 dark-red provinces, including Bangkok, the source said, adding the coronavirus situation will be reviewed every 14 days.
The president of the Thai Restaurant Association said the group will ask the CCSA to allow restaurants to stay open until 10pm instead of the current 9pm.
The 9pm closure was deemed impractical because public buses run until 9pm and restaurant staff need to leave at 8pm to catch a ride home, she said.
