
As Covid-19 pandemic restrictions ease and society gradually learns to live with the disease, Thailand is at a point where it must decide whether to usher in a sense of normalcy or continue enforcing regulations -- some of which are aimed at what the government sees as a different kind of malady.
Over the past year, the government has been preparing for the country's reopening to the world. Officials are now even considering axing the mandatory RT-PCR tests for foreign arrivals to attract tourists, a move being hailed by many in the private sector.