Thailand has scrapped its mandatory face mask law - but obedient locals have vowed to continue wearing them.

Ministers ruled that wearing face coverings outdoors and in public places was no longer necessary as Covid-19 cases had stablised.

The law came into effect on June 24 but residents in the capital Bangkok were still wearing them in parks and in the street. A survey from the country's Department of Health found that 94 per cent of Thai people said they would carry on wearing face masks in public. Only six per cent said they would ditch the environmentally harmful accessory.

The Public Health Ministry advised people to continue to wear masks in crowded or poorly ventilated places.

Officials said that vulnerable people, such as the elderly and those with underlying illnesses, should wear face masks while staying with others to reduce the risk of infection.