‘Time to move on’: ThaiGov to relax measures despite rapid spread

Health experts this morning said it’s “time to move on” and lift more restrictions as new daily cases COVID-19 crossed above 10,000 again over the weekend and more hospital beds filled.

Omicron’s lesser toll means that yesterday’s year-to-date peak of 10,879 new cases doesn’t mean much, the COVID-19 task force said, and the public should expect the rules to be further relaxed later this week.

“We need to get people to understand that the number of daily new cases is nothing to worry about,” disease control chief Opas Karnkawinpong said. “We’ve lived with the disease for two years already, so it’s about time to move on together.”

Omicron’s rapid spread still poses a threat to the medical system, however. Hospitalizations rose to nearly 93,000 this morning, a 10% increase over 10 days.

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