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Omicron’s ‘hidden warriors’ will have Bangkok under siege soon, warns academic Bangkok is facing an exponential increase in Omicron infections and will likely see a daily caseload of 10,000 by the month’s end “unless the threat is stopped immediately”, an academic has warned. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40011395

Thai News Reports: 8,112 confirmed cases, 2,095 probable cases (ATK), and 19 deaths (0.93% mortality rate). 177 cases were from abroad. Out of 83,231 patients , 41,825 are in hospital . There are 565 in a serious condition (+25) with 129 on ventilators (+11) #Thailand https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1484718553442185216

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COVID Alert Maintained, Endemic Nature Expected The Public Health Ministry maintains its Level 4 COVID-19 alert but shares the worldwide expectation that the disease will become endemic. https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-866788

A student was seeking advice as to what she should do in case she catches COVID-19 and is unable to take exams. In response, the officer said, “Take it next year or go for other majors that don’t require test results.” Read more: https://thaip.bs/WI5NVFM

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Exactly. With roughly the same pop as Thailand: France reports nearly half a million new cases, a record increase; Italy records 228,179 daily infections – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/jan/18/coronavirus-news-live-poland-enters-fifth-covid-wave-australia-reports-record-daily-death-toll

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Here we go again, another bright idea from the powers that be.

Health Ministry Plans to Lower COVID Alert to Level 3 The Public Health Ministry plans to lower its COVID-19 alert from Level 4 to Level 3 and will consider resuming registration for visitors through the Test & Go entry scheme and introducing Sandbox provinces in all regions. https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-864413

(1/2) As many as 1.2 million school-age children have dropped out of school, an equivalent of 16 out of every 100 school children, said Attapol Sangkwasi, secretary general of the Education Council on Tuesday. Factors include poverty, being made orphan... #Thailand #KE (2/2) ...following parents who have to migrate to seek work and lack of equipments to engage in online education as required during COVID-19 pandemic. "What's more, a Unicef report states that the abilities of students to read and write have dropped by 30 percent," said Attapol. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1483328970792005634

Thai News Reports: The table shows countries of origin for the 165 cases found yesterday among recent arrivals. 31 flew in from Russia, 20 from the USA, 11 each from France and Germany, and 8 each from the UK and India #Thailand https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1483316003803381760

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#Omicron #COVID19 cases in #Thailand have exceeded 10,000, according to the Medical Sciences Department. Thai virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan predicts the variant will replace all other strains this month. https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1483301134878277632

#COVID19: Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron Read more: https://thaip.bs/fNUIscy

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