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Home stay rules to be relaxed

Devotees pour water on a Buddhist statue as they celebrate Songkran at Wat Prachapirom in Narathiwat’s Muang district on Tuesday. (AFP photo)

Home isolation for high-risk people who have been exposed to someone infected with Covid-19 is expected to be reduced from a week to five days starting next month.

Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), said on Tuesday the National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) agreed on Monday that the quarantine period will be cut to five days while another five days will be required for them to observe and monitor their health.

“The decision is in line with the global situation,” Dr Opas told a media briefing, adding that people isolating at home are not…

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