Thai government has relaxed the country’s lockdown restrictions on Sunday (May 17) as an effort to lift its economy. Following this, shopping malls, large retails shops and some other businesses in green zones are allowed to reopen under certain conditions like adopting disease prevention and crowd control measures.

As a result, people who have been holed up at home for nearly 2 months  since the nationwide lockdown being imposed began flocking to the malls.

Photo source: Sin Chew Daily

Photo source: Sin Chew Daily

CROWD GATHERED AT IKEA

In the photos, a large crowd is seen gathering at an IKEA store in Bang Na, with the majority of them not practicing social distancing.

Due to the high shopper traffic, IKEA had to close its store to prevent new COVID-19 cluster.

The store announced on its Facebook page the reason of its temporary closure, and thanking the shoppers’ support before apologizing for the inconvenience caused. 

Source: Sin Chew Daily, Bangkok Post, The Nation Thailand

Cover photo: The Straits Times || Sin Chew Daily