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“Even if the percentage of cases with severe disease is proportionally lower, when there are record cases, that still means record numbers of people in the hospital,” tweeted US virologist Angela Rasmussen on Friday. Read more: https://thaip.bs/9UzRANy

Taken from the Pattaya News report: Among 7,802 local new domestic cases, excluding the cases in the prisons, the highest number of infections listed by provinces was discovered in Chonburi with 847, ฺBangkok with 669, Ubon Ratchathani with 552, Samut Prakan with 542, and Phuket with 385. The fatalities were 8 men and 6 women (All Thais) with an average age between 23 to 93. 88 percent of them had prior health issues or were elderly. Two of them reportedly had previous chronic health problems. Nine of them were aged more than 60. Three of them did not report personal health problems. https://tpnnational.com/2022/01/08/thailand-reports-8263-daily-covid-19-infections-with-14-additional-deaths/

Posted after the holidays? Thai News Reports: Is it prohibited to travel across the provinces? The Ministry of Public Health recommends that if it is really necessary, you can travel normally. But you must strictly follow public health measures. #Thailand https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479715259413893122

Whilst the Omicron variant is rising in Thailand, Prayut is playing his guitar. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1479703836583362565

Government Calls for Price Controls on COVID Test Kits BANGKOK (NNT) - Authorities have ordered commercial affairs agencies to regulate the pricing of home-use COVID-19 antigen test kits (ATKs), as increasing demand amid spiking cases leads to price hikes. https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220108101933775

Thai virologist says Omicron may account for 30% of new COVID-19 cases Dr. Yong Poovorawan said that RT-PCR tests in Thailand do not examine the S gene in the virus, which means that they cannot detect the presence of the Omicron variant. Read more: https://thaip.bs/AUchCcR

Latest donation of Covid-19 jabs from China lands on Thai soil The Chinese Embassy in Bangkok announced on its Facebook page on Saturday that the latest donation of 500,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses had landed in Thailand. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40010857

Thai News Reports: 533,948 people were vaccinated yesterday. Most people were receiving their booster dose. 71.4% 64.8% 10.8% https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479698448202940416

Omicron may spell pandemic’s end, predicts doctor In a Facebook post, Dr Manoon Leechawengongs pointed out that the Omicron variant has mutated significantly from the original coronavirus and its impact is far milder. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40010854

UPDATE: 8,263 confirmed cases, 1,766 probable cases (ATK), and 14 deaths (0.96%). Out of 47,964 patients , 27,811 are in hospital, 18,172 in hospitel and 1,221 in home/community isolation. There are 535 in a serious condition (-12) with 130 on ventilators (-10) #Thailand https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479624618314850304

They have now changed the official dashboard numbers to 8,263 new cases. https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

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Phuket have reported 385 new cases and no fatalities https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479589579971706882

UK's take on getting a 4th jab for those over 65 yrs https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59915560

There’s been a lot of confusion about the date for Test & Go pass holders to enter #Thailand. I asked the spokesperson at @MFAThai and he told me there is NO cut-off date yet. For sure, people can enter up until 15 January. But after that, they’re still assessing what to do. https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1479385310324690945

Government asks public not to panic over surging covid number; increase in line with predictions The government warned the public on Friday to not worry about the surge in Covid numbers as they were in line with ministry predictions following the new year period and the spread of the Omicron variant. https://www.thaienquirer.com/36287/omicron/

874,435 vaccine doses administered yesterday

UPDATE: 7,526 confirmed cases, 2,244 probable cases (ATK), and 19 deaths (0.97%). Out of 42,580 patients , 23,214 are in hospital, 17,543 in hospitel and 1,072 in home/community isolation. There are 547 in a serious condition (+11) with 140 on ventilators (-6) #Thailand https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479275582990864385

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