The Year of the Tiger has not been kind to Thais so far with the quick spread of the Omicron variant, vaccine confusion, ATK scarcity, pork shortages, rampant inflation and PM2.5 pollution.
To ease people's anxiety over the accumulative set of issues, the government has not enforced preventive measures to allow people to live, breathe and enjoy life to a certain extent -- no lockdowns, no restaurant closures and no prohibition of interprovincial trips. Many entertainment venues and travel destinations are still open.
Recently, the Ministry of Public Health announced it is even preparing to lower the emergency level of Covid-19 in the country down from four to three. They have also reinstated the quarantine-free Test & Go scheme after it was abruptly suspended late last year.
