Screen visitors from Hong Kong and Britain to stop Omicron BA2.2 reaching Thailand, says top health official


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BANGKOK, March 13 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Arrivals from Britain and Hong Kong must be screened for the Omicron BA.2.2 subvariant, warned Public Health Commission vice chair Dr Chalermchai Boonyaleephan.

In his Blockdit post on Saturday, Chalermchai said Omicron BA.2.2 is severely impacting Hong Kong where weekly average Covid-19 infections have soared to 5,425 per million people, compared to 315 per million in Thailand.

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