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Clear Covid confusion
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/07/2022
» If there's one thing that we can be sure of, it's that the Covid-19 pandemic is down, but not out.
Endemic status anxiety
News, Editorial, Published on 06/06/2022
» The government has plans to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease in July with the aim of returning social and business activities across various sectors to pre-Covid levels.
Songkran risk remains
News, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2022
» The start of Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year, also marks a celebration of family as most people take advantage of the long holiday to return home.
Bin medical waste right
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/03/2022
» As Thailand continues its efforts to dispense with the coronavirus, at least as a devastating pandemic, another major challenge has emerged: how to dispose of medical waste.
No playing down Covid
News, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2022
» The Public Health Ministry has floated the idea of changing the daily announcements it makes on Covid-19 infections.
Don't forget the nightlife industry
News, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2022
» Despite a rise in Covid-19 cases, the decision to not impose curfews, lockdowns, or close public spaces and restaurants is a welcome change by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
End decree or face suspicion
News, Editorial, Published on 16/02/2022
» The government has been vocal about downgrading Covid-19 and the right for people to receive emergency treatment anywhere but completely silent on the emergency decree that has been in use for almost two years.
Get serious on tracing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/02/2022
» Today, the government officially restarted the "Test & Go" scheme, a quarantine waiver programme for international visitors which was first launched in November last year
Test kit snags worsen
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/01/2022
» The threat posed by the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant makes rapid testing more than necessary. Yet the high prices of test kits and shortage of supply have made containing the pandemic that much harder.
Quarantine quandary
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2022
» The government should adopt a precautionary approach before reactivating the quarantine-free Test & Go programme.