Govt was floored by variants, says WHOPeople walk past a food shop at Ratchawat market in Dusit district on Friday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)The Thai government's reaction to new variants was ill-advised and has contributed to the soaring number of cases sweeping across the country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). "I think the main reason for Thailand's problems was the emergence of the new variants. "Vaccine research may struggle to keep up with the rate of change we're currently seeing in the virus," he added. "Public health officials are working very hard and the public too, are trying their best to comply with official measures, but high levels of contagion are still our main challenge.

Source: Bangkok Post July 23, 2021 21:38 UTC