A health worker gives a person a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Bangkok, Thailand . (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand has decided to extend the state of emergency, introduced in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, for another two months, according to its centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). The online newspaper Krungthep Turakij quoted CCSA Spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin as announcing on July 8 that the state of emergency has been extended from August 1 to September 30, 2022. According to Taweesin, Thailand should be ready to recognise COVID-19 as an endemic disease. The CCSA’s data showed that there are currently 25,082 COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals across Thailand.

Source: Viet Nam News July 10, 2022 17:17 UTC