Scared but desperate, Thai sex workers forced to the street

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.