The US and Japan are continuing with shutdown measures, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said during his daily briefing on Saturday (May 2).

The US-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) will not affect Thailand’s trade and may even help boost export to the two countries, Pimchanok Wonkorporn, director for the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO), said.