Men in suits turn saviours

Not all heroes wear capes. During this Covid-19 crisis, they’ve mostly donned white coats and nurses’ uniforms.

However, some have lately been seen in a suit and tie with a crop of saviours stepping out of their boardrooms to rally behind vaccine procurement and national vaccination efforts.

In the first outbreak early last year, medical workers came to the government’s rescue when it was fumbling its crisis management at a time when nothing had been planned to combat it, according to observers.

People were becoming agitated as the number of Covid casualties mounted. Before long, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was pictured chairing a meeting with medical experts who devised a national strategy to contain the virus, which included imposing a lockdown in Bangkok…