Bangkok –
The Department of Health Service Support revealed its online survey today, indicating that customers in entertainment places tend to remove their masks the most, with less than 1 percent not wearing them at all.
Director-General Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong told the Associated Press today, July 19th, that the Department had conducted an online survey among 7,507 participants regarding their individual preference for voluntary mask wearing after the mask mandate cancellation between 17 and 30 June.
It was found that 6.3 percent of the total participants chose to wear masks strictly as the same when it was regulated by law, 62.8 percent said they chose to take off the mask in some areas, while 0.9 percent chose not to wear a mask at all.
Among those who choose to take off the mask in certain areas, they said that they would take them off when they were in/at 1. entertainment venues: 12.53 percent, 2. cinemas: 10.35 percent, 3. department stores: 9.79 percent, 4. markets, 8.95 percent, and 5. public transport: 8.78 percent.
“According to the results, people would remove their masks when they were visiting entertainment venues. Such behavior could be at risk of spreading Covid-19. And if they were sharing the same glasses, it could be risking behaviors of getting infections as well,” Dr. Thares said.
Deputy Director-General Dr. Arkhom Praditsuwan added that the Department encourages the public to continue wearing facial masks due to the current increasing number of infections. People of the vulnerable groups, or 608 groups, are highly recommended to strictly wear masks when they were in public places and in contact with others.
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