Sustainably Yours: Preventing the next pandemic
Sustainably Yours: Preventing the next pandemic
On January 13, 2020, Thailand had its first reported case of COVID-19 in Bangkok. It was also the first case outside of China, so the pandemic has been with us for about one year.
Sunday 24 January 2021, 10:00AM
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While it is difficult to determine the exact number of deaths in the middle of a pandemic, the virus hasn’t hit Thailand as hard as the US and Europe.
While nobody is exactly sure why, it is likely because of a combination of factors. These include prior exposure to infectious diseases, heat and humidity reducing transmissibility, the culture of not shaking hands, wearing masks because of pollution and government intervention that altogether has helped prevent the spread of the disease from becoming far worse.