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Ministry to propose relaxation of virus curbs

Ministry to propose relaxation of virus curbs

Public must be ready to ‘live with Covid’

Opas: No needfor lockdowns

The Public Health Ministry is preparing to propose a relaxation of measures to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) this week, to encourage people to live with the coronavirus as opposed to imposing lockdowns during outbreaks.

Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the ministry’s Department of Disease Control (DDC), would not go into detail about the measures to be eased. However, he said Thailand was moving in line with trends elsewhere.

“The global situation of Covid-19 seems to be moving in the same direction. Many countries have started to ease measures despite spikes in daily infections,” he said.

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