A nurse closes a bag that contains a sample collected from a passenger as it’s mandatory to check all arriving passengers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the international airport in Phuket, Thailand November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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BANGKOK, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Thai health authorities warned on Wednesday that residents should brace themselves for a potential jump in coronavirus cases after classifying the country’s first cluster of the Omicron variant as a super-spreader incident.
The Omicron cluster identified in the northeastern province of Kalasin on Christmas eve has been linked to a couple who had travelled from Belgium and visited bars, concerts and markets.
The ensuing cluster had infected hundreds, with cases spreading to 11 other provinces, said senior health official Opas…
