People wait their turn to be tested for Covid-19 behind a mobile medical unit stationed at Khao San Road. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)
The third wave of the pandemic is the biggest in Thailand and threatens to reduce GDP growth in the country by 1.2 percentage points this year, forcing the state and private sectors to cooperate to survive the crisis.
More powerful measures to stop the spread of the virus and improve the tepid economy are needed and must be administered quickly.
Armed with a shield
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Thai Chamber of Commerce are insistent on building herd immunity in the country this year because it is the best way to escape the cyclical outbreaks that have battered the economy for over a year.
Their umbrella group, the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce,…
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