The giant guardian image continues to wear a mockup face mask at Suvarnabhumi airport in December to encourage travelers to protect themselves from Covid-19. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)
New Covid-19 strains from visitors arriving from western countries could pose a higher health threat that older strains from tourists arriving from China, according to virologist Yong Poovorawan.
Amid concerns over rising infections with China easing restrictions on travel, Dr Yong wrote on his Facebook account on Friday that China’s recent outbreak is predominantly led by the Omicron subvariant of Covid-19, BA.5, which had already spread in Thailand.
“We should be more concerned about the strains that have not spread in Thailand, especially the…
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