The Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives has insisted parliamentary business can continue as normal and that meetings are safe. Chuan Leekpai was responding to news that a number of MPs have tested positive for Covid-19.
According to a Bangkok Post report, the speaker is anxious to have sessions continue as normal, pointing out that there are strict Covid-19 prevention measures in place. Chuan says most infected MPs have now recovered and while there have been some new cases reported, the numbers are not particularly high. He believes the situation does not merit having parliamentary business disrupted.
“About 100 parliament personnel, MPs, and other officials have tested positive over the past year. We must learn to co-exist with the virus and perform our duties as usual.”
Chuan says that initially, parliamentary meetings were suspended for around 2 weeks after several…
