Thais flock to new drive-in cinema amid coronavirus

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BANGKOK: Keen for the big screen but wary of the coronavirus, Thai film fans flocked to a new drive-in cinema on Thursday (Jul 2), which offered a ...

Vehicles are parked at the first drive-in movie theatre for people to enjoy movies while keeping social distancing amid the spread of the coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand. BANGKOK: Keen for the big screen but wary of the coronavirus, Thai film fans flocked to a new drive-in cinema on Thursday , which offered a novel cooling system to help combat the discomfort of being confined to cars on a hot and stuffy night.

With evening temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and 78 per cent humidity, Sasanan Thanasankulang said she wasn't sure what level of comfort to expect from the makeshift theatre. "We were curious about how this drive-in movie theatre could deal with the hot and humid weather, and we didn't turn on the engine."Thailand has emerged as one of Asia's COVID-19 success stories, with no domestic transmission in the past 38 days and only 58 deaths among its 3,179 confirmed cases.

 

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