End eatery booze banThe plea by business operators in the entertainment sector for the lifting of the alcohol sales ban in restaurants in the four maximum-control provinces deserves serious attention from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) and the government. The alcohol ban was largely lifted on Feb 1, except in Samut Sakhon, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan, where pubs and karaoke parlours remain closed. The strict ban is based on the assumption that alcohol consumption will worsen the Covid-19 infection situation. It's based on the same idea as the daily ban on alcohol purchases from midnight to 11am and 2pm–5pm, which is senseless. There is no reason not to relax the ban on drinking alcohol at restaurants as there have been no infection clusters there.

Source: Bangkok Post February 04, 2021 23:14 UTC