Thailand records first Omicron death as 86-year-old succumbs to variant in Hat Yai; Bangkok opens new Covid-19 community centre

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BANGKOK, Jan 16 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): An 86-year-old woman, who had apparently received two Pfizer jabs, became the first person in Thailand to succumb to the Omicron variant, Songkhla public health authorities said on Sunday.

The provincial public health office said the Hat Yai-native was a bedridden Alzeheimer’s patient and is believed to have picked up the variant from her grandson, who tested positive after returning from Phuket.