Warnings as Thailand, Indonesia ease Covid-19 curbsA vendor prepares a Pad Thai for dine-in at a food court at Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok on Wednesday, as Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions begin to ease across the nation. (AFP photo)BANGKOK/JAKARTA: As Indonesia and Thailand start to ease Covid-19 curbs after seeing case numbers fall, health experts say cases of new infections could rise again with vaccination rates still low. Although case numbers are still rising fast in most of the region, Indonesia and Thailand, which have its largest economies, have started to lift curbs on dine-in restaurants and shopping malls to ease the economic pain of their lockdowns. Indonesia reported 10,534 new cases on Tuesday, five times fewer than its peak in mid-July, while Thailand reported 14,802 new cases on Wednesday, down 37% from its mid-August peak. The two countries both have first vaccination rates at around 30% with Indonesia having fully vaccinated 17% and Thailand 11%.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2021 09:00 UTC