Jump in Covid cases put down to highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 strain - Nation Thailand

Thailand’s daily count of Covid-19 cases is on an upward trend thanks to the highly infectious Omicron BA.5 subvariant, vice chair of the Public Health Commission said on Tuesday.

He added that from July 17 to 23, the number of Covid-19 infections had surged 40.11 per cent to 31,582 from 22,542 in the week of July 10-16. He added that the number of patients who developed lung… [+400 chars]

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