The Chonburi Health Department urges visitors to the following nightclubs to take a Covid 19 test and avoid contact until a test result is received. 808 Nightclub, Walking Street, Pattaya:
April 1st until April 10th Bone Disco, Soi Phettrakun, North Pattaya:
April 2nd, between 21:00 and 24:00 Cetus Club Pattaya, The Avenue, 2nd Road, Central Pattaya:
April 1st until April 7th Hooters, Beach Road, Pattaya:
April 12th, 15:00 until 16:00 Pin-Up A Go-Go, Walking Street, Pattaya:
April 1st until April 9th, 19:00 until 01:00 Lust Bar, Soi 6, Pattaya:
April 9th, 16:30 until 20:50 Trench Town Bar, Soi Buakhao, Pattaya:
April 1st until April 9th, 19:00 until 24:00 Queen Club A Go-Go, Soi LK Metro, Pattaya:
April 1st until April 9th, 18:00 until 02:00 Sugar Sugar A Go-Go, Soi LK Metro, Pattaya:
April 5th, 19:00 until 03:00 Catch Me A Go-Go, Soi LK Metro, Pattaya:
No further details yet Lucifer Disco, Walking Street, Pattaya:
No further details yet Fantasy Lounge, Soi Buakhao, Pattaya:
April 3rd & 9th, 22:00 until 01:00 Palace A Go-Go, Walking Street, Pattaya:
April 9th, 19:00 until 24:00 All Café, Soi Buakhao, Pattaya:
April 6th until April 18th, 17:00 until 19:00

On March 19th, 2021, the Cabinet of Thailand's Prime Minister, Dictator, Songwriter and the man of many words Prayut Chan-o-cha approved the extension of the nationwide state of emergency from April 1st until May 31st, 2021, to prevent a resurgence in coronavirus infections and to help the authorities to enforce mandatory quarantines and streamline disease-control plans. It is the 11th consecutive extension of the state of emergency since the start of the pandemic. The emergency was imposed during March 2020 and gives Prayut Chan-o-cha sweeping powers, including a ban on large gatherings that prevents anti-government protests. According to Natapanu Nopakun, a deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, interagency cooperation and integration under the decree is still necessary to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand.

Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sport, said on March 26th that foreign tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be allowed to visit six tourism provinces beginning next month. Nevertheless they must still be quarantined for seven days. From April to June, inoculated foreign visitors arriving in Phuket, Krabi, Phangnga, Surat Thani (Koh Samui), Chon Buri (Pattaya) or Chiang Mai will only be required to undergo quarantine in hotels or other designated facilities for seven days. From July to September, vaccinated tourists can visit Phuket without having to undergo quarantine. Despite the quarantine waiver, the travel activities of tourists will be restricted to sealed routes on Phuket for seven days before they are allowed to visit other locations, the Minister said. Moreover, Tourists are still required to use Thailand's contact tracing apps. A full reopening of the country is expected to take place in January 2022.

A total of 19 MPs from various political parties are currently being investigated for serious misconduct over alleged public land encroachment, Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) confirms. Pareena Kraikupt, a Palang Pracharath Party MP for Ratchaburi, has already been removed from her duties after she was found to have illegally owned land in a forest reserve. If these new cases of illegal activities are confirmed, it could mean the end of Prayut Chan-o-cha's government.

The use of mobile phones and the Internet has been increasing rapidly. with the continuous developments in technology. This helps businesses to have a more interactive relationship with their customers. According to scientists, short message services Especially are of importance to maintain customer relations. As a mobile phone user, at least here in Thailand, you are practically unprotected from this annoying business practices, as all network operators we know bombard their customers with SMS almost every day. TrueMove has particularly caught our attention: the company sends up to 4 SMS messages per day and tries to sell completely useless Covid and life insurance policies and electronic goodies in addition to new contracts.

Spike Tennyson, a British blogger and once a citizen of Pattaya as well as the webmaster of Pattaya Days and later - after returning home - of sawasdee-uk has closed both sites. Many miss his stories and his beautiful photos from Thailand, his new domicile in the UK and, of course, his cat.

While Thailand seems to have the corona virus under control, the situation with dengue fever, another viral disease, is extremely worrying in the Kingdom, especially during the rainy season. Thailand's Public Health Officials advise people to make sure that there is no standing water around their homes, as this is a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus.

Another dangerous virus in this area is the Chikungunya virus. It is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The most common symptoms of infection are fever and joint pain. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash. The Chikungunya virus was found for the first time in the Americas on islands in the Caribbean in late 2013. The virus was imported by infected travellers into new areas such as Thailand. Currently there is no vaccine for prevention or medication to treat a Chikungunya virus infection.

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by measles virus. Symptoms usually develop 10–12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7–10 days. Initial symptoms typically include fever, often greater than 40°C, cough, runny nose, and inflamed eyes. Small white spots may form inside the mouth two or three days after the start of symptoms. A red, flat rash which usually starts on the face and then spreads to the rest of the body typically begins three to five days after the start of symptoms. Measles is an airborne disease which spreads easily from one person to the next through the coughs and sneezes of infected people. No specific treatment is available but the measles vaccine is effective at preventing the disease and is exceptionally safe.

• Wash your hands with a good soap.
  Hands are one of the most common ways that a virus spreads from one person to the next.
  Most viruses and some bacteria have lipid membranes that resemble double-layered micelles. These membranes are studded with important proteins that allow viruses to infect cells and perform vital tasks that keep bacteria alive.
  These lipid (fatty) bilayer are the weakest link of a virus.
  When you wash your hands with soap and water, you surround any microorganisms on your skin with soap molecules. Soap dissolves the fat membrane and the virus falls apart.
• The coronavirus is spread from person to person when someone with the virus coughs or sneezes. So people in close contact are at high risk.
  The influenza virus is spread in a similar way. A study shows when healthcare workers are within 1.8 metres of patients with influenza, their risk of being infected is increased.
  We therefore recommend to stay away from mass gatherings and to keep a distance of 2 meters to other people.
  Nowadays this behaviour is called social distancing and is a tool to slow down the spread of a disease that is passed on from person to person.
• There have been reported outbreaks of COVID-19 in some closed settings, such as restaurants, nightclubs, places of worship or places of work where people may be shouting, talking, or singing.
  In these outbreaks, aerosol transmission, particularly in these indoor locations where there are crowded and inadequately ventilated spaces where infected persons spend long periods of time with others, cannot be ruled out.
  Aerosols are very small droplets that can contain the COVID-19 virus and are able to stay suspended in the air for longer periods of time.
• A virus can not enter your body throught the skin. The virus get into your body through your eyes, nose or throat.
  Therefore it is important to protect your eyes, nose and mouth, at least if you are one of those people who likes to touch the face with the hands.
  Keep in mind, that the average person touches the face 23 times per hour.
• Avoid the polite but unsanitary greeting by shaking hands.
  Rather nod your head or use the WAI that is common in Thailand.
• Do not kiss your partner or any other people
• Refrain from sex or use a condom!
• Wear a face mask and/or a face shield
• Stay at home - and wait for better times!