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Health officials outline likely scenarios as Omicron spreads

Health officials outline likely scenarios as Omicron spreads

New cases projected at 10,000-30,000 a day, with 70-180 deaths

Permanent health secretary Kiattiphum Wongrajit (left) and Opas Karnkawinpong, head of the Department of Disease Control, during the media briefing at the Public Health Ministry, with the graph on the wall showing the projected upward trend in the number of Omicron variant cases. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

New Covid-19 infections could surge to 10,000 or even 30,000 cases a day early next year, driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, a senior Public Health Ministry official said on Monday.

The warning was issued as the number of new Omicron cases soared five-fold, from 104 on Tuesday to 514 on Sunday.

The ministry has…

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