This also reflects multiple previous statements made by the Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan OÂ’Cha, that Thailand needed to reopen in the fourth quarter and move forward, despite the risk from the virus. The decision to live with Covid-19 is not a new one, notes TPN media, but is the first time the statements have come from prominent health officials and doctors involved with the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) and the Disease Control Committee.