The Thai government is predicted to review the record of nations eligible for the Test & Go entry scheme, as issues over the Omicron variant mount. Supoj Malaniyom from the CCSA says Covid-19 screening might be intensified and the record of eligible nations will be revised. According to a Bangkok Post report, the CCSA is expected to determine a selection of “high-risk” international locations and will meet on Friday to determine the destiny of the Test & Go scheme.
“We’re monitoring the unfold of Omicron in different nations, not just the UK. The scenario is alarming and we should take essential precautions.”
Yesterday, the Public Health Minister mentioned that he could be proposing the Test & Go scheme be ditched as circumstances of the Omicron variant unfold rapidly internationally. Anutin Charnvirakul says his ministry would help the reimplementation of state quarantine or sandbox measures for all worldwide arrivals, regardless of vaccination status. His feedback came as Thailand confirmed its first case of native transmission of the highly-contagious variant.
The Bangkok Post reports that the an infection was confirmed by Chakkarat Pitayawong-anant, the Department of Disease Control’s director of epidemiology. A forty nine yr outdated Thai lady caught Covid-19 from her husband, a Colombian pilot who arrived from Nigeria through the sandbox programme on November 26.
driedfruit says he’s in favour of increased travel restrictions for a quick lived interval, to slow the unfold of the variant.
“To sluggish the spread of Omicron we need to do 3 things – gradual the arrival price, particularly under Test & Go, speed up vaccinations, and wear masks.”
Meanwhile, Supakij Sirilak from the Department of Medical Sciences has confirmed that as of Monday, Thailand had 63 confirmed Omicron infections, adding that the detection price has increased from less than 1% final week to 3% now. He says around 25% of worldwide arrivals who tested positive for Covid-19 had been found to be contaminated with the Omicron variant..