Following the lockdown in Thailand, many of the popular markets had closed temporarily as part of the measures to fight COVID-19. However, the situation in Thailand improved. The markets that were affected are set to re-open on the 09 May 2020. This includes the tourist hot spot Chatuchak Weekend Market.

The markets will be re-open with additional measures in place make sure that the COVID-19 situation remains under control.

These measures include:

1. All Visitors to wear a face mask and observes social distancing at all time.
2. Temperature screening stations to be set up at all entrances.
3. Hand sanitizer provided.
4. The number of shoppers allowed in a store is limited between 5 to 10 depending on the size of the store.
5. Food vendors with seating to make sure all table is set up at least 1.5 meters apart.

The operating hours are limited to 5 am to 6 pm

The teenager from the video drank a bottle of juice and put it back on shelves.

Nigel Pang Yew Ming is currently out on bail of $3000 and state that he will be engaging a lawyer for his case. He intends to plead guilty to his offence on the 22nd this month.

Together with another teenager Quek Xuan Zhi, both appeared in court on 09 Apr 2020 for the first time after one of them purposely drank from the drink form a supermarket shelve and put it back after.

The clip that was uploaded to social media and the video quickly went viral and has caused a public outrage especially during the COVID-19 period.

Quek Xuan Zhi will be back on the court to face similar charges on 19 Jun 2020.

Video Loading …

In recent research conducted, Chinese researchers had found the COVID-19 virus in the kkb juice of recovering patients. Currently, researchers are still unsure if the virus can be transmitted sexually. Further research is still ongoing to prove the theory.

The research was conducted at the Shangqiu Municipal Hospital in China with a sample size of 38 men. Out of the 38 men, 6 of their kkb juicewas found containing the virus.

According to Mr. Allan Pacey, an andrology professor from the UK’s Sheffield University. he states that the virus that are found in kkb juice has not been tested if they are still active. There is current no prove to say that those might affect the men further production. Like men with Ebola and Zika virus who have the virus in their kkb juice too.

According to a Minister of Transport Mr. Khaw Boon Wan, additional expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic are to be bear by transport operators and taxpayers.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ridership of public transport had dropped dramatically by 75 percent for buses and 84 percent for the train resulting in a drop in revenue by 80 percent. This is a result of the circuit breaker measures imposed.

The additional cost incurred includes:

1. Purchasing of face mask for staff
2. Accommodation cost for Malaysian bus captain affect by the MCO
3. Additional cleaning services engaged for buses and trains

Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan:

“These costs would eventually have to be borne by operators and taxpayers, as they are not adequately covered by current fares. Our transport operators are therefore under significant financial stress, especially as their rail operations were already making losses prior to Covid-19.”

As mentioned, he is grateful the transport operators are still in operation despite suffering a financial loss. If the impact is drastic, we may have to update the current financing model for public transport appropriately.