Thailand: Almost 5 million workers hit by delayed economic recovery after new Covid-19 wave; 309 new cases

Chayawadee Chai-Anant, senior director in the BOT economic and policy department. - The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network

BANGKOK, Jan. 22 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The new wave of Covid-19 will delay Thailand’s economic recovery and affect 4.7 million workers, a senior official at the Bank of Thailand (BOT) has warned.

Chayawadee Chai-Anant, senior director in the BOT economic and policy department, said though the second wave of infections is not as severe as the first, it would still delay economic recovery to pre-crisis levels – possibly till late next year.