Naratipe Ruttapradid, Senior Executive Vice President - Operation, Siam Piwat Co., Ltd, said "Siam Paragon Siam Center, Siam Discovery and ICONSIAM have been operating in compliance with Thailand's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)'s guidelines for pandemic prevention and control, at the highest level. Our stringent practices attempt lower the risk of Covid-19 spread, in order that business and activities can continue sustainably. We are implementing Covid-Free Setting and Universal Prevention protocol to ensure best safety to our staffs and visitors, which cover three main categories; workplace, service providers and visitors.
- Workplace The operation system is effectively and well-maintained such as sanitizing the air cooling, air ventilation system, water quality control, proactive big cleaning with disinfectant spray in shared public areas and within the stores. Frequent touch points are sanitized every 30 minutes. Social Distancing signage for 1-meter apart is installed, car park cards are cleaned after each use to ensure maximum hygiene and safety for both staffs and customers.
- Service providers. Stringent staff screening measures. All staffs on duties must be vaccinated and tested negative with the antigen test kit. They must complete the risk assessment on Thai Safe Thai platform, wear protective face masks at all time and strictly follow D-M-H-T-T rules (Distancing, Mask wearing, Hand washing, Testing, and using the Thai Chana app). Individual retail settings such as restaurant operators and hair salons must also complete self-assessment for Thai Stop Covid Plus and now a level-up Thai Stop COVID 2 Plus as instructed by the Ministry of Public Health.
- Visitors Visitors should strictly follow the hygienic measures and best safeguard themselves including check-in and check-out via Thai Chana platform in compliance with CCSA's guideline or scan Thai Safe Thai QR code initiated by the Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, for risk assessment. Visitors must wear facemasks at all time and follow the shopping centers' mandatory such as frequent use of hand sanitizer, temperature screening at checkpoints, safeguard themselves and use cashless or E-payment system for safety and convenience.
Additional health safety facilities are installed. Touchless Building Facilities include automatic parking entrance without having to receive car park card, automatic parking fee payment is an option for customers who prefer cashless service over paying cash at the exit, automatic hand sanitizers in the properties and elevators and for the restrooms - automatic taps, toilets, and hand sop dispensers.
"It is our duties and responsibilities to strictly follow CCSA's regulations at the maximum levels to leverage our hygiene and health safety measures to the highest standard, to ensure safe journeys to all visitors. We would like to be a part to support the government in encouraging Thai people to practice hygiene and safety measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, so our country can overcome the crisis," said Naratipe.
Operated by Siam Piwat, Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery together with ICONSIAM are confident and ready to serve customers under the highest levels of hygiene and health safety measures. We want to bring back happiness and smiles to everyone. The reopening, under the government's announcement, is under the concept "One Smile Forward," to bring happiness, good experiences and smiles to all.
Source: Siam Paragon Development Co., Ltd.