When the country’s transport minister was recently diagnosed with Covid-19, it was Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha who got a headache.
Prayut was not particularly lauded for his leadership last year against the coronavirus, but for much of 2020 Thailand fought the disease to a standstill, with low infection and death rates that were envied by more developed countries.
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