The Bangkok Post talked to some Bangkokians about their feelings towards the proposed lockdown and whether it will help bring spiralling Covid-19 infections under control. Chutamas Premchaiporn, a 52-year-old housewife, says she would have no problem if the government puts Bangkok into lockdown, but what she is more worried about is how people, mostly street vendors and daily wage workers, will make ends meet. "They must have trouble making ends meet because street vendors can't rely on office workers as customers when scores of offices are closed due to the work-from-home policy and daily wage workers can't find work -- we just want to make ends meet,'' Ms Chutamas said. She said these groups stand to be most affected by the government's lockdown. Ms Chutamas says she learnt the term "lockdown" from the government's lockdown last year.

Source: Bangkok Post July 07, 2021 23:26 UTC