Strict anti-virus controls to continue

Commuters duck as disinfectant is sprayed inside a public van at Mor Chit bus depot in the capital on Tuesday. Photo by NUTTHAWAT WICHEANBUT
Commuters duck as disinfectant is sprayed inside a public van at Mor Chit bus depot in the capital on Tuesday. Photo by NUTTHAWAT WICHEANBUT

Strict Covid-19 control measures will continue at least until the end of this month, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Overall the situation has improved, despite the rise in number of new Covid-19 cases, he said.


The next assessment will be at the end of this month, he confirmed.

Asked if the plan for schools to reopen on Feb 1 will still go ahead, the PM said he has assigned the Education Ministry to assess whether reopening is feasible.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will this week propose that current closures of certain types of businesses and activities, which include health spas, nursing homes and fitness centres, be relaxed.

The proposal will be sent to the Bangkok committee on communicable diseases tomorrow.

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Vocabulary

  • assessment: the process of making a judgment or forming an opinion, after considering something or someone carefully - การประเมิณสถานการณ์
  • closure (noun): the shutting down of a school, factory or other business or service - การปิด
  • communicable disease: a disease that can spread from one person or animal to another - โรคที่สามารถติดต่อได้
  • despite (prep): used to show that something happened or is true although something else might have happened to prevent it; used to show that somebody did not intend to do the thing mentioned - ถึงอย่างไรก็ตาม, ทั้ง ๆ ที่
  • feasible: that is possible and likely to be achieved - ซึ่งเป็นไปได้
  • go ahead with: decide to do something that you planned to do -
  • propose: to suggest an idea for a group to consider - เสนอ
  • situation: all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place - สถานการณ์
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