Thai government asks public to continue work from home

The Thai government’s COVID-19 center has asked the public to continue working from home and refrain from travelling despite a decline in newly reported cases each day, in order to prevent a second wave of infections, and aimed at easing lockdown measures in some cases.
Thai government asks public to continue work from home ảnh 1Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)'s Spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin (Photo: thainews.prd.go.th)
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - The Thai government’s COVID-19 center has asked the public tocontinue working from home and refrain from travelling despite a decline innewly reported cases each day, in order to prevent a second wave of infections,and aimed at easing lockdown measures in some cases.

The Center forCOVID-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA) Spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin saidin a briefing that the nationwide State of Emergency remains in effect, despitethe lower number of newly reported cases each day, asking the general public tocontinue avoiding travel.

He said the situationmay seem to have improved, but new infections can still rise significantly ifprecautionary measures are not complied with by everyone.

The private sector isasked to continue allowing their employees to work from home, in order toprevent crowding at offices and in public places.

The government hasdecided to maintain the State of Emergency and other precautionary measures toensure an effective response to the situation, and in order to prevent a secondwave of infections as in other countries.

Some of the measuresmay be eased based on the situation in each area. The government will take intoconsideration lessons from foreign countries and data in Thailand, to strike abalance between health, the economy, and society.

The CCSA spokesman hasasked the Thai public to continue cooperating with the disease containmentmeasures, with a target to suppress daily new cases to be fewer than 10 for 14days./.
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