BANGKOK -- Thailand will lift a COVID-19 state of emergency that has been in place for two and a half years on Sept. 30, as the Southeast Asian nation downgrades the severity of coronavirus to the same category as the flu.
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Thailand to end COVID-19 emergency in bid to jump-start economy
Order had been seen as tool for PM Prayuth to control protesters
A beach in Maya Bay, Thailand. The country hopes to restore tourism revenue for 2023 to around 80% of the 2019 level. © Reuters
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