A look inside Thailand, which prevented coronavirus from gaining a foothold
Expecting the worst, a photographer set out to document the pandemic in Bangkok. He was surprised by what he found.
Thailand reacted quickly to the coronavirus pandemic and managed to control the spread of the disease. Now the country is opening up again, with masked crowds filling Bangkok s Chatuchak Market, one of the largest in Southeast Asia.
BySirachai Arunrugstichai
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The first coronavirus case outside of China appeared in Thailand. When the news hit in January, uneasiness spread among the population. Few people seemed confident that our government could handle the situation. After all, the minister of public health is a business tycoon without any background in health unless you count his advocacy for legalizing marijuana. Many of us thought that we would have to take care of ourselves, as usual.
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Through The Lens: A look back at 2020 by Straits Times and international photographers
Photo exhibition Through The Lens will feature ST photojournalists coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in Singapore, as well as photos submitted for the 2020 World Press Photo competition.ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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Thinking about it now, it is still hard to imagine that a city like ours, open 24 hours a day, could just stop like that, he said.
The exhibition also features the work of Mr Kevin Lim and Ms Neo Xiaobin, who were present on the front-line fight against the virus, photographing the hard and dangerous work of the nurses and doctors of the Covid-19 wards.
The couple, who have a young son, had to grapple with the ethical responsibilities that came with covering the disease close up. Especially at the beginning, everything was happening so fast and we were worried every day about our families, and our little guy at home, said Mr Lim, who has been with ST for 11 years.