Call to keep calm despite surge in cases
New infections need to reach 30,000 a day before it’s ‘severe’
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has called on the public not to panic after the kingdom recorded over 10,000 new daily coronavirus cases on Saturday.
“The number is in line with our observation that the Omicron variant of [the coronavirus] is highly transmissible,” said Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the DDC.
The Covid-19 situation will only be considered severe if infections spike to 30,000 cases per day, he said.
“The most important thing is the protective measures that prevent the spread of the…
