All Thai hospitals urged to accept infected children as Omicron wave rises; daily cases almost 8,000 on Monday (Jan 10)


A woman gets vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) amid the outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 10, 2022. - Reuters

BANGKOK, Jan. 10 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): All Thai hospitals urged to accept infected children as Omicron wave rises; daily cases almost 8,000 on Monday.

Thailand's Department of Medical Services has urged hospitals across the country not to turn away children sickened by Covid-19 amid an expected surge of Omicron cases. Department chief Dr Somsak Ankasil predicts the new wave will hit children aged 5-11 especially hard.

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