Thailand: Covid-19 emergency lifted as virus declared ‘not dangerous’

Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Thai officials announced Friday that Sept. 30 will mark the last day of a state of emergency originally imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus, as they also drop virtually all restrictions, such as entry requirements for visitors from abroad. - AP

The country will end a nationwide state of emergency which was declared in the wake of a Covid-19 outbreak after the South-East Asian nation downgraded the virus from a “dangerous” communicable disease to one that only requires surveillance.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration yesterday agreed to let a state decree enforcing the emergency to expire on Sept 30, Deputy Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha told reporters.