The World Health Organization declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19, first detected in southern Africa, to be a variant of concern and renamed it Omicron.
Night entertainment venues will not be allowed to open before Jan 16 as the government has extended the emergency decree for another two months.
Thai and global stock markets slumped yesterday after the emergence of a new and likely more contagious Covid-19 variant called B.1.1.529 that triggered a risk-off sentiment.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned Thais to avoid travelling to countries where a new Covid-19 variant first detected in South Africa has been found.
Curfew will be lifted on Dec 1, antigen testing will replace RT-PCR on Dec 16 and border entry will be allowed in Nong Khai on Dec 24, but night entertainment venues will remain shut, says CCSA.
WHO and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says "omnicron" is a "variant of concern" as global markets swooned at the prospect of travel setback.
The World Health Organization declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19, first detected in southern Africa, to be a variant of concern and renamed it Omicron.
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Thailand will no longer have a curfew starting next month after lifting the nighttime ban being enforced in the last remaining six provinces.
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