No lockdowns for now, says deputy PM
The government has decided not to announce a nationwide lockdown during the New Year period because the Covid-19 situation is not severe, Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Tuesday morning.
He added that the government will review the situation again before Children’s Day on January 9.
Wissanu also said foreigners were not to blame for the new wave of infections, but was related to Thais who sneaked across borders.
He also said that provincial governors have the power to exercise virus-dealing measures under the emergency decree and the Communicable Disease Act.
