May kicks off with an upbeat beginning in Thailand. Today’s May Day substitution public holiday saw the CCSA-reported daily Covid numbers drop below 10,000 for the first time since the start of February. And the number of daily deaths continues to fall below 100 after sitting over the milestone for most of April.
9,331 new Covid infections were reported in Thailand today along with 84 Covid-related deaths. There was another 6,240 positive results from ATK tests reported today but that, too, indicates a falling trend as Thailand’s battle with the original Omicron variant now appears to be waning.
Before the annual Songkran Thai new year festival this year (April 13 – 15), when Thais traditionally head home for celebrations, a few Thai virologists were predicting an Omicron catastrophe where daily infections could reach over 100,000. That didn’t transpire and the trend has…
