A shopping mall will be allowed to reopen for a two-day trial period on Thursday and Friday to gauge the effectiveness of their disease control measures, Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Saturday.
An assessment will be made on Saturday and, if the trial is successful, the government will announce the next stage of easing the coronavirus lockdown next Sunday, Dr Taweesilp said.
Only some shops inside the chosen mall would be allowed to open and at certain hours, he added. The mall has yet to be named.
He said the proposal for the trial period was raised by a CCSA working panel at a meeting on Saturday.
"The panel drafted the proposal that a mall be reopened as a trial to see how they implement their measures [to prevent transmission among customers and workers]," he said. "We will study the trial period carefully before making an assessment on May 16."
When details are finalised, the CCSA will inform the public so they can prepare, Dr Taweesilp said.
