BANGKOK, May 12 (TNA) – The Cabinet ministers on Tuesday
resumed their weekly meeting at Government House for the first time since last
month, with the plan to ease COVID-19 lockdown on top of the agenda.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired the meeting of all
ministers at Government House after holding teleconferences in the past weeks.
The ministers acknowledged the latest COVID-19 data and the
progress of COVID-19 relief packages for informal workers and farmers.
Prayut told reporters after the meeting that the
government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) planned to
inspect business operations in order to complete a guideline for the next phase
of lockdown easing.
He encouraged the people to heed restrictions and guidelines
set by the CCSA while assuring that all disease control orders would be most
suitable for the situation.
The CCSA on Monday said it would announce the second phase of
easing COVID-19 restrictions on Friday. The
first phase, which began on May 3, allows some business and recreational
activities to resume. The next phase will see others such as shopping malls reopened.
(TNA)
