Saturday, January 2, 2021, 5.08 p.m.
“Sat Thai Restaurant” pans an open letter to the Prime Minister Don’t begged not to eat at the restaurant. Dreading the widespread business impact
On January 2, 2021, Mrs. Thaniwan Kulamongkol, President of the Thai Restaurant Association Open letter Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha clarified information on the impact of COVID-19 on the order to close restaurants from the announcement of the governor of Bangkok on January 1, 2021 that there may be measures to prohibit sitting in the restaurant to receive food chairman. Which must be bought back only, the association would like to clarify for understanding in order to cancel the said measures and orders Since the restaurant is a SME and MICRO SME business, which has a business value of 4 billion baht per year. From the said announcement, the value of the Thai restaurant business will disappear at least 100 billion and will have the following effects:
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1. Employment rate, which leads to a large amount of immediate unemployment. After the resumption of the restaurant business, many workers have been hired to enter the system, but announced on January 1, 2021 will have an impact on hiring again.
2. Impact on products in the farmers sector The restaurant requires a large amount of raw materials from the farmers sector, which will have to be halted again from the January 1, 2021 order, which will also result in lower incomes for farmers
3. There will be another impact on the government’s tax, VAT, and social security payments.
The restaurant business in both restaurants and small restaurants, including street food restaurants, has complied with the Weed-19 Prevention Act. From the advice of the Ministry of Public Health with strict adherence to large and medium restaurants, have participated in training and learning until they received the SHA symbol of more than 80%.
Almost all operators are also aware of the safety of customers and employees working in the store by adding more supplementary measures than public health directives.
1. Provide a pre-check-in service at the store with the Thai Win application.
2. Body temperature measurement for both employees and customers before entering the store
3.Clean the tables and chairs with alcohol. Every time when a customer has finished using
4. Give away alcohol to wash hands every time when new arrivals.
5. Provide staff for both front and back. And in the kitchen, rubber gloves and mouth masks are always worn throughout the operation.
6. Mop the floor with germicidal solution every 2 – 3 hours.
7. Make a schedule to clean the bathroom and mop the floor with a germ cleaner every 2 hours.
8. Shop with a door Wipe the handle with alcohol. Every time you touch
9. Give personal spoons to customers to reduce the contact of the utensils together.
10. Air conditioned restaurants The shop will clean it every 4 hours.
Which from the implementation of all the above-mentioned measures have the effect of reflecting that COVID-19 outbreak The second round, this time did not have any cause or origin from the restaurant. But in fact, the second outbreak came from all illegal business groups because they did not comply with the regulations.
The Thai Restaurant Association therefore asks the Prime Minister and the Commission to help them consider not to issue a food ban measure in restaurants As announced on January 1, 2021 by allowing restaurants to operate as usual.
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