After a year where the number of coronavirus infections across Thailand was low by world standards the country was rocked by a newly emerging at the end of the year and measures were taken across the country to control the outbreak. Thailand acted fast to tackle COVID-19 and now, we’ve seen an easing of the restrictions as the pandemic curve is now on a downward trend. Not surprising the sentiment of the Thai people in January was low and even lower than what we experienced through-out the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020. Perhaps many people after what they experienced in 2020 were hoping a new year would turn out to be more positive for them and yet when you have the situation occur with the newly emerging of COVID-19 in January is appears to dampen the optimism which they were hoping for with the new year.