The Prayut Chan-o-cha government must pay heed to recommendations by some medical experts that it should not rush to declare Covid-19 as an endemic disease given that the situation has not significantly improved. Instead, its priority should be that it is able to control new infection cases. Initially, there were concerns that widespread travel during the Songkran festival would trigger a new outbreak. The current number of daily infection cases, around 16,000-17,000, may appear to be declining compared to the pre-Songkran period, but fatality rates remain high, and that is worrisome. Despite …