Effect seen as similar to Omicron, say health officials
A woman receives a Covid jab at a vaccination centre at the Public Health Ministry Permanent Secretary’s Office in Nonthaburi on Thursday. The centre, run by Pranangklao Hospital, is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 2pm. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The country has seen its first confirmed case of the XAY.2 variant of Covid-19 but people close to the patient were not infected, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
Dr Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the department, said on Friday that it had already shared information about the case with the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (Gisaid).
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