The scene shows an entrance to Nana Plaza, an area famous for its go-go bars and sex workers, closed for business as Thai authorities seek to halt the spread of the coronavirus, in Bangkok. A shutdown to contain the coronavirus has killed Thailand's party scene and forced sex workers out of bars and onto desolate streets. - AFP
BANGKOK: A shutdown to contain the Covid-19 (coronavirus) has killed Thailand's party scene and forced sex workers like Pim out of bars and onto desolate streets. She's scared but desperately needs customers to pay her rent.
Red-light districts from Bangkok to Pattaya have gone quiet with night clubs and massage parlours closed and tourists blocked from entering the country.
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