Thailand eases lockdown but noodle lovers divided by partitions

New safety guidelines discourage eateries from seating customers

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Makeshift barriers protect patrons from COVID-19 at a restaurant in Bangkok on May 3. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- The streets of Bangkok hardly returned to business as usual Sunday, the first day of relaxed COVID-19 restrictions imposed in late March for such establishments as restaurants and hair salons.

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