Up to 30 per cent of total bank loans may be restructured under the government’s scheme, while local corporates may need up to Bt1.7 trillion liquidity injection to survive the Covid-19 fallout, economists warned, predicting that it will take a while for the economy to fully recover.

Early signs showed that the Covid-19 virus posed a greater risk to men, particularly older men. However, the pandemic is exposing inequalities of all kinds, and in the long term, its impact on women’s health, rights and freedoms can end up harming us all.