The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is confident the government can slow the spread of the Omicron variant, though health officials raised the Covid-19 alert level following a rapid spike in new infections.
The warning level rose from 3 to 4 as officials encouraged people to work from home and suspend travel. Other measures include closing high-risk areas and limiting the number of people at gatherings.
The decision, announced by health permanent secretary Kiattiphum Wongrajit, followed yesterday’s report of 5,775 new Covid-19 cases, up from 3,899 the day before.
“The FTI is not seriously concerned about the infections as they are still under 30,000 cases a day, which is viewed as a manageable rate by the government,” said…
