Thailand’s officials announce fewest daily Covid-19 cases in months

Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has announced a major drop in the country’s daily Covid-19 case load today (Sunday). The registered 6,094 cases within the past 24 hours are the fewest the country has seen since January 6. Yesterday, a total of 70,775 people were receiving Covid-19 treatment, including 25,527 in hospitals.

Out of the 25,527 people being hospitalised, 1,304 were seriously ill with lung inflammation, and 643 were dependent on ventilators. Out of the 6,094 cases in the past 24 hours, only 2 came from outside Thailand, from Australia and Taiwan. The Public Health Ministry said this morning there were 51 Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours.

This year, Thailand has been slowly but surely returning to ‘normal’ or ‘pre-Covid’ lifestyle. Entry restrictions on travellers have now eased, with Test & Go finally being scrapped. The country’s alcohol…