740 Omicron cases found in 33 Thai provinces

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BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Thailand has detected 740 cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant to date, comprising 489 overseas arrivals and 251 local infections, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday (Dec 29).

Although the majority of new Covid-19 cases are still those of the Delta variant, Omicron cases have started to increasingly pop up, said Medical Sciences Department director-general Dr Suphakit Sirilak.