When will mandatory mask wearing outside in Thailand no longer be required?

@Maxime ********

if anyone in power was listening to science a lot would be different... however my thought is there is some self interest involved in many decisions.. in Thailand that does seem to happen... there have been many instances where officials explain the unjustifiable in simple ways with a smile.. and possibly are motivated by brown envelopes... so whether ecologists wake up or not doesn't always matter....self interest and profiteering can simply motivate official people to continue doing the same.. like a bad movie...

Known by who ? What scientific data can you show to validate your absurd opinion.Anyway - where is a photo of your face ? I want to see which camp you are in.

@Ellwood *************

It's a known fact that those who are vehemently against masks are the ones that need to wear them the most.

@Tony ********

yeah everyone is a expert 😀😁😂🤣

@Duncan ******

did you check this : ?fbclid=IwAR12-_p5j6ZEHcEDxFB4zzZ2TuHXu6-ztH6FF3tqCqDA93ubNR9i5M7ZHVo

No law.

And I walked without masks in front of a bunch of cops before some people told me about “tickets” and they didn’t care… even without the boba tea.

@Todd ********

That find a not within any law.

@Steve *********

i was here way before covid started. Locals here do not wear masks 6 months a year. They wear it when its reaply severe, ie. visibility not more than 10 meters. Thailand as whole has no problem wearing a mask, Ive notived that it is 'fashion' to some. Or after getting a nose job. Or some sh!t like that. I have never met a thai telling me they have a problem in wearing a mask. It is only the foreigners that are making a big hoo haa out of it. I would love to see farangs go bark at the relevant authorities rather than doing it here on facebook.

@Maxime ********

wtf is talking about samui? You clearly cant read and you clearly have not been here. Talk is cheap. Show evidence that Chiang Rai people 'hate' wearing masks. Just because farangs bark about wearing masks does not mean thais do the same.

@Maxime ********

As with many areas and groups:

Staff know each other, vaccine status, health, etc.

As an outsider they put on for their safety.

@Maxime ********

prove it. Thailand has been wearing masks for over two years. It just is.

I see you deleted your previous post that claimed that anyone who wears a mask is in your words "a moron." Even before COVID, mask wearing when unwell was normal here.

@Randy ********

whatever

Yeah the single-use masks people wear for weeks. Taking them on and off with their filthy hands… it’s all for appearances folks. Be a good boy/girl and wear your face diaper. What a joke.

@Randy ********

you gotta help with pollution by throwing your mask every day.

@Todd ********

true 😊

@Jean ******

Al let u into a secret don't tell anyone. Every single person will have covid in there lifetime. If u don't believe that there is no hope for us if u think I'm wrong. If you think paper masks stop a virus spreading

@Miguel ************

vaccine paper giving what vaccines you have had. Astra z, moderna, phiza.ok

@Miguel ************

the big down side is if u come in and test positive on day 1 or day 5 your put in hospital at your expense. Most Thais are getting Omicron and recovering quickly but if u get it Ur holiday is spent in hospital and it will be expensive . Not many insurance companies will cough up especially if you have no symptoms. PCR tests very very difficult to book in Pattaya, so many testing.

@Miguel ************

I live here now, at the moment it's not looking promising for u. I hope things change but who knows information and rules change weekly

@Steve *********

masks or no masks, tourism in Thailand is finished until quarantine, masks, covid insurance is ditched. That's just a fact, I'm not saying I'm right about Thailand restrictions being right or wrong. But there will be no improvement on tourism until they are lifted. Many baht bus... Market traders... Small and large businesses.. motorbike taxi... All now closed for good. Look at the q,s for free food. If u have 3 vaccine jabs and u won't open Ur in trouble. UK open fully .. testing has come to a end , Europe will follow.

@Steve *********

Al let the Thai people in the free food q tomorrow at Bali high. Patience..... That will cheer them up

@Todd ********

walked in front of cops in Bangkok without mask and they didn’t care at all…

@Dmitry ********

it’s funny though that most people think there is. In fact even most of the police think there is.

It’s kinda like the “international drivers license” thing.

The fact is there is no law in Thailand that you need an International Driving Permit. Just that you need a license. The IDP is just a translation of your actual license. Try telling that to a Thai police officer though. The ticket they write you is for not having a license and is exactly the same as the ticket they would write to a Thai for not having their license. It’s not a ticket for not having a IDP. It’s just become so commonly believed and accepted that even the police are convinced that if you don’t have your IDP that that’s equivalent to not having a license. And so they write you a ticket.

@Maxime ********

so sorry you were stuck in the misery that is Canada. Where did u see someone alone at the beach wearing a mask?

@Marc ********

I don't really care

@Michael ******

do you live in Patong? I do 😂🤣

@Duncan ******

Ignorant certainly not.

@Duncan ******

Ah whatever.

@Duncan ******

Complying to useless laws is what makes dictatorships thrive.

@Duncan ******

Ah come on get a life.

@Duncan ******

I make only morons look bad. Masks are a fucking joke.

@Duncan ******

I know it is the law but I cant stand them and yes I break the laws in my own country if I think they suck. There is no mask that fits my face. I hate them and will refuse to wear them. This is not Ebola ok?

@Duncan ******

Fuck the masks. They are uncomfortable, an environmental hazard and totally useless.

@Duncan ******

go outside the cities and you’ll notice most people don’t wear it…

@Duncan ******

Ya, he's still trying to spin that statement to no avail. It does seem to be Govt stance.

Just don't make it true, wear a mask, eh.

@Steve *********

and he's the current air pollution count- you seriously suggest the air is bad?

@Steve *********

You'd be surprised - there's got to be maybe 10k farang expats, maybe more that are still here and lasted through COVID. Tourists are few and far between. Everywhere I go as a farang I always see other farangs around.

Also burning season hasn't started. Here's the current daily fire count for Feb. It will start but look outside - this is the weirdest February ever. Not just rain - the burning dropped before the rain.

@Steve *********

Yes unfortunately.

@Bonnie ******

it's also true.

@Bonnie ******

He asked. I offered my opinion. Whether they’ll eventually drop the requirement will depend on many factors, but if they believe it’s harming the Thai economy perhaps they will. The Thais generally don’t have an issue with it, just the foreigners.