The Public Health Ministry is urging businesses and organisations across all sectors to ask their employees to work from home for seven days, to prevent Covid-19 infections from sharply increasing following the Songkran holiday break.
“Once the Songkran festival is over, the number of cases may increase by 20-30%,” said Chakrarat Pittawawonganon, director of the Department of Disease Control’s Epidemiology Division, on Sunday.
He urged state agencies and private sector firms to implement a work-from-home policy for 5-7 days, in addition to regular antigen screening, to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 at workplaces.
He stressed the importance of booster shots for those who belong to high-risk groups, such as those aged 60 and over, people with chronic health conditions and pregnant women.
To date, only 37% of those who belong to these groups have received a…
