Lower COVID Alert under Consideration

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BANGKOK (TNA) – The Ministry of Public Health will discuss lowering its COVID-19 alert to level 2 this week as new COVID-19 cases are falling. 

 

Dr Chakkarat Pitayawonganon, director of the epidemiology division at the Department of Disease Control, said that as local and international COVID-19 situations were improving, officials and academics would consider if the COVID-19 alert could be lowered from level 3 to level 2 nationwide. or in some provinces. 

 

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If the alert level is relaxed, high alerts will remain only with elderly people, those with underlying illnesses, pregnant women, inadequately vaccinated people and those visiting poorly ventilated and crowded venues, he said. 

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-951203

 

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[Willy Wombat]

2.5 years after China screwed the world. Thailand still is on Corona alerts

[mikeymike100]

My Thai friend told me she has seen an article, in Thai,  that says from June 1st, masks are no longer needed in the open air, only needed in shopping malls and enclosed spaces etc. I wonder if its true? Has anyone else?