Covid-19 News & Updates (Thailand and Southeast Asia only)

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2,899 new Covid cases, 22 more deaths

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Each province's daily domestic COVID-19 cases update in Thailand on Sunday December 19th.
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2,525 new Covid cases, 31 more deaths

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CITING OMICRON, THAILAND TO REIMPOSE QUARANTINE FOR TOURISTS
Overseas travelers to Thailand, whether they are foreigners or Thais, may have to undergo mandatory quarantine again soon in order to stem the global spread of omicron variant of the coronavirus, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Monday.

Anutin told an interview show on Nation TV that he has already informed key officials in the ministry about the possibility of canceling the “Test and Go” program, which currently allows international travelers to forego lengthy quarantine, given that they are fully vaccinated and tested negative for the coronavirus upon arrival.

He justified the about-turn by citing the threats of the omicron variant, which is rapidly spreading in parts of the world.

“The situation about omicron is getting more severe,” Anutin said. “Thailand already detected 63 cases of omicron infections, and 20 more to be confirmed.”

The country will likely soon go back to reintroducing state-run quarantine for all arrivals from overseas, Anutin said, though he did not mention when.

“We have to quickly impose new measures to escalate our readiness,” the minister said.

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Another nail in Thailands coffin

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These should prove interesting as Omicron starts to impact the numbers, or not?

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2,476 new Covid cases, 32 more deaths

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Each province's daily domestic COVID-19 cases update in Thailand on Tuesday December 21st.
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2,532 new Covid cases, 31 more deaths

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25 Thais from tour group have Omicron
Most of the group of 31 Thais who returned from a pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport on Dec 15 have now been found to have been infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant.

Initially, the Nonthaburi provincial health office said that seven returnees in Nonthaburi tested positive for the variant as reported by the Bangkok Post on Monday. On Tuesday, the office reported that it found that total infections among the group number 25 out of the 31.

Those who tested positive are from various parts of the country with 14 coming from Nonthaburi, four from Pathum Thani, four from Ayutthaya, two from Bangkok and one from Nakhon Ratchasima, said the office.

Among the 14 infected people in Nonthaburi, five were confirmed to have Omicron after testing negative for Covid-19 upon arriving in Thailand last Wednesday, said the office.

At present, the 25 people are now in state quarantine. People who have been in close contact with the 25 are required to contact local health authorities as soon as possible.

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But the danger is still from those unshowered dirty farangs according to our esteemed and highly qualified health minister ...

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