Bangkok Post reported that the one-month shutdown of construction worker camps to contain the spread of Covid-19 is expected to decrease demand for steel in the construction sector in Thailand by 30-40% as Tata Steel Thailand has already seen sales drop by 20-30% during the shutdown. Tata Steel Thailand CEO Mr said Rajiv Mangal said "The pandemic is still a risk factor for businesses and the economy. We need to closely monitor how the outbreak will develop.”The escalating Covid-19 situation had earlier caused the government to impose a shutdown on places where infections were found, including camps of construction workers in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces as well as in the four southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala, Songkhla and Narathiwat. The shutdown period for the camps lasted from June 28 until July 27.
Bangkok Post reported that the one-month shutdown of construction worker camps to contain the spread of Covid-19 is expected to decrease demand for steel in the construction sector in Thailand by 30-40% as Tata Steel Thailand has already seen sales drop by 20-30% during the shutdown. Tata Steel Thailand CEO Mr said Rajiv Mangal said "The pandemic is still a risk factor for businesses and the economy. We need to closely monitor how the outbreak will develop.”The escalating Covid-19 situation had earlier caused the government to impose a shutdown on places where infections were found, including camps of construction workers in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces as well as in the four southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala, Songkhla and Narathiwat. The shutdown period for the camps lasted from June 28 until July 27.
