Covid confusion is the new normal 11 Arusa Pisuthipan Deputy editor of the Life section published : 11 Jan 2021 at 04:30 11 With this new surge of Covid-19 cases hitting the country, Thais know that the disease is not new. Certain buzzwords like coronavirus and the new normal are familiar narratives and protective face masks and alcohol-based sanitisers have become common household items. However, adding to the pandemic's new normal are myths, confusion, and fake news circulating online. This confusion, unfortunately, also comes from the one and supposedly most reliable source -- the authorities. Let's start with something that affects people's daily life -- can we eat outside?