Thailand’s deputy health minister is hoping to see an end to Covid-19 by the end of this year, despite the risk of new variants. Satit Pitutecha made his prediction yesterday, saying Thailand is proceeding with its plan to declare the virus endemic.
The World Health Organisation has yet to make any recommendation on according the virus endemic status.
Satit says the health ministry is doing everything possible to meet its target for administering booster doses, which should help prevent new variants from developing.
However, officials are closely watching what’s happening in North Korea, where there is a surge in infections, which could cause the virus to further mutate, creating yet another new variant.
Satit says the pandemic sparked a total change in behaviour among the public, in relation to attending large gatherings, eating out, and traveling.
The deputy health…
