Thailand on Tuesday (April 19) reported 16,891 new COVID-19 cases, 24,927 recoveries and 129 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.
Tuesday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 4,063,844 with 27,135 deaths.
The news comes as Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Monday that the ministry will closely monitor and assess the COVID-19 situation over the two weeks following the Songkran holiday, to determine whether the existing measures need to be adjusted.
He said that it is normal for people to get infected during the long Songkran holidays, because of the extensive travel and the increased chance of close contact with others, but he hopes that most will be safe if they were fully inoculated and the anticipated infection surge will not exceed the capacity of the health system.
(Source: – Asean Now)