Thailand bans love and fight scenes in movie shooting
Under new instruction from deputy permanent secretary of culture Yupha Thawiwattanakit Bowon, love scenes, fight scenes and any acts involving close contact cannot be filmed for health and safety reasons
Thailand's film industry has been ordered not to shoot any love scenes, fighting or acts that involve close contact, to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus.
As officials continued to relax lockdown measures across Thailand, production companies were told to adapt their work to comply with social distancing rules.
Under new instruction from deputy permanent secretary of culture Yupha Thawiwattanakit Bowon, love scenes, fight scenes and any acts involving close contact cannot be filmed for health and safety reasons.
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Special effects and camera angles can be used to help depict scenes that would usually require intimacy or contact, as actors are required to stand at least a metre apart.
Thailand has reported only two new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, with shopping malls reopening this week.
