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Omicron out-muscles Delta as cases surge

Omicron out-muscles Delta as cases surge

New variant cause of 90% of infections

A woman seeking a Covid-19 test is directed to a royally donated mobile laboratory stationed at the Royal Thai Army Medical Department in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

Bangkok alone has now surpassed 10,000 new cases since the beginning of the latest wave of Covid-19 infections on Jan 1, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) posted on its website on Tuesday, as one of the country’s leading virologists revealed that the Omicron variant is now accounting for around 90% of all new infections.

With the latest headline-making strain blamed for the surge, Bangkok, one of 15 provinces to report in excess of 100 new cases, on Tuesday posted 753…

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