The government has plans to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease in July with the aim of returning social and business activities across various sectors to pre-Covid levels.
The move is in line with that of many countries looking to end a painful situation that their people have endured for more than two years.
Still, as it takes steps towards declaring the virus an endemic disease, the government must be well prepared and, crucially, not mislead the public.
The government has tried to quell public concern over the pandemic by insisting the overall situation in Thailand has improved as seen in the drastic decline in number of infected patients and deaths. It also maintains the Omicron variant of the virus does not cause severe illness but only mild flu-like symptoms.
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