Travellers protect themselves from infection at Suvarnahumi airport in Samut Prakan on Wednesday when the country logged 23,557 new Covid-19 cases and 38 more fatalities. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
The Public Health Ministry on Thursday reported a record daily increase of 23,557 new coronavirus infections during the previous 24 hours, as the kingdom deals with an outbreak driven by the Omicron variant.
The number of daily Covid-related deaths, however, was 38 — well below the 184 fatalities reported on Aug 13 last year, when Thailand recorded its previous daily record of 23,418 infections.
A World Health Organization official said last month there is evidence the Omicron variant causes milder symptoms than previous variants and while case numbers have surged to records in many places,…
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