Shift to ‘endemic’ forecast within 4 months
Future lockdowns not being considered
The Public Health Ministry is setting its sights on declaring the spread of the coronavirus disease as endemic within the next four months, said its top official.
Kiattiphum Wongrajit, permanent secretary for public health, said the fatality rate in the current Omicron wave is significantly lower than during the previous outbreak.
Even though lung infections are on the rise, these numbers are also proportionally lower relative to previous…