The Department of Disease Control (DDC) forecasts that Covid-19 infections will decline significantly from the middle of this year.
Daily infections should reach a low of 200 cases a day by August, according to the chief of the department.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, DDC director-general, said the department predicted the Covid-19 situation will improve greatly if no new variants emerge.
“Although infection cases in Thailand are going up now, they will decline according to epidemiological principles,” he said.
The department’s model projects the number of daily infections will hit 4,000 in June, 1,000 in July and 200 in August, according to Dr Opas.
As of yesterday, the number of daily infections surged to 9,909 with 22 deaths, prompting the department to ask the public to cooperate in tightening preventive measures.
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