Omicron, a new variant of the corona virus, has also knocked in Thailand. Giving information, Supkit Cyrilak, Director General of the Department of Medical Sciences in the Ministry of Public Health, said that the first case of Omicron coronavirus has been reported in an American citizen who came to the country from Spain at the end of last month.
According to the ministry, the patient is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bangkok, and there are no high-risk interactions, as he took strict precautions during his travels. The confirmed case in the person who arrived on November 29 makes Thailand the 47th country to have discovered the new variant, the official said.
Thailand on Monday reported 4,000 new coronavirus cases and 22 new deaths, taking the tally to more than 2.1 million cases and 20,966 deaths since the pandemic began last year.
Omicron has been designated as a ‘Variant of Concern’ by the World Health Organization. Which is included in the top category for concern about the corono virus variant.
Thailand banned travellers from eight African countries including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe at the start of December amid concerns about the Omicron variant