The black leather party masks that performers May wears for their fetish shows in Bangkok are definitely not the sort to stop the coronavirus.
Behind closed doors, they practise for the day when health restrictions are lifted and tourists return, but they have no idea when and worry that the city's infamous Patpong red-light district could be very different by then.
Bangkok's red-light district struggles as it waits for tourists to return Thailand shut bars in mid-March and the sex industry collapsed The city's Patpong district employs thousands But now most are unemployed (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) 31-YEAR-OLD FETISH BAR SHOWGIRL, MAY, SAYING: "This is my only job that can earn enough money to support the family.
Due to the lockdown, I lost all my income." Thailand has lifted some lockdown restrictions But there is no date for nightlife venues to reopen