At the same time, Pattaya area officials have vowed to crackdown on prostitutes and the foreigners who approach them for services. Banglamung Deputy District Chief Paradorn Chainapaporn said anyone congregating on Soi Buakhao or drinking alcohol would be arrested for emergency decree violations.

Currently, Thailand is under a closure order that took effect on July 20, 2021, and remains in effect until August 2, 2021. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) instituted COVID-19 control measures that include closures for entertainment businesses and venues, such as pubs, bars, karaoke venues, massage parlors, and bath venues. Also included in the closures are snooker and billiard venues, game stations, fighting cock/bull/fish venues, horse racetracks, and boxing stadiums.

A Thailand, from January 3, 2020, to July 28, 2021, there have been 543,361 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 4,397 deaths, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). As of July 25, 2021, a total of 15,960,778 vaccine doses have been administered.