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As the title of this video doesn't just suggest but just overtly states, we are talking about lockdowns and the end thereof. Things are looking better in Thailand across the board but I was reading a recent article from the Bangkok Post, bangkokpost.com, the article is titled: Ministry to propose relaxation of virus curbs. This really hit me hard because they are quoting from Dr. Opas Karnkavinpong, Director General of the Ministry's Department of Disease Control that is essentially the equivalent of the CDC here, called the DDC here. Just quoting directly from this article: "The Ministry believes Thailand should no longer impose lockdowns as people need to learn to cope with COVID-19 which will reach an endemic stage soon Dr. Opas said. Given the situation in Thailand, the number of new daily cases is still considered safe he said despite the high transmission rate of the Omicron variant its effects are less severe than those of Delta he said." Quoting directly: "We need to get people to understand that the number of daily cases is nothing to worry about", he said.” Quoting directly again: "We have lived with the disease for 2 years already so it is about time to move on together." 

So I got to be honest, this was all really good news to me upon reading this and I think it is very good news for those who are looking to come to Thailand soon as tourists, folks looking to retire out here. It looks like I think we are turning; we are turning a corner; we are moving forward here in Thailand; we are getting on with our lives and we are going to be able to hopefully put this whole thing behind us sooner rather than later.