Thai Omicron cases surpass 100, world tightens restrictions

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has now been detected in 95 countries and Thailand has not escaped unscathed. 104 Omicron variant infections have now been uncovered in Thailand according to the CCSA with the first local transmission recently discovered. Most of the cases of the new variant are currently receiving treatment though some have recovered already, according to the Department of Disease Control.

According to data quoted by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the Omicron variant is far more transmissible than other variants of Covid-19 and has already been found in 47 of the 50 United States. A shocking 73% of all new Covid-19 infections in the US are now of the Omicron variant.

Other countries have locked down or tightened restrictions in the face of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Israel is not allowing its own population to travel to Omicron risk…