Bangkok Cancels New Year Celebration Over Fear of Omicron

 Bangkok Deputy Governor Kriangyod Sudlapa announced that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration canceled all of its 2022 new year celebration events planned to be held between December 21 and January 1.

All 50 districts of Bangkok will also cancel their events, not only entertaining ones but also religious-related ones, in accordance with BMA’s announcement over the fear of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

The deputy governor said WHO asked countries to cancel some celebrations as Omicron can spread much faster than the Delta variant. Meanwhile, Thailand has also shown a significant rise in Omicron infections during the last few days.

However the private sector will still be allowed to host New Year countdown festivities under strict precautions while City Hall has decided to cancel all events it had planned to mark the New Year in Bangkok amid fears of a surge in Omicron cases.

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