News Forum - UPDATE: What we know about “Omicron,” new travel restrictions to Thailand

[Thaiger]

An increasing number of countries are taking precautionary steps to halt international flights. There are already many travel bans from several southern African nations following the discovery of a newly identified Covid-19 variant called “Omicron”. Is Omicron in Thailand? The Omicron Covid-19 variant has not been detected in Thailand, according to the director-general of the Department of Disease Control, assuring the Thai public that the mutated strain of the virus is not “travelling” into the country by tourists. Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said that all “sandbox” visitors are being closely and stringently monitored by health authorities. “All 1,007 travellers from South […]

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[Jason]

This is a sensible move and in line with other countries, though not as severe as Japan and Israel's measures. Just a footnote...omicron also spells moronic.... so let's not overreact.

[Dedinbed]

37 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Is Omicron in Thailand?

Bit like asking Is Vic' there and do bears crap in the woods .. but stayed tuned for the next thrilling update on the whereabouts of Khun Omicron ..

[HiuMak]

Philippines reversed its decision to open up the country

[Kat_bi]

According to South African doctors Omicron has very mild sypmptoms (fatique, headaches) without high body temperature or lung damage. No reason for panic.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/safrican-doctor-says-patients-with-omicron-variant-have-very-mild-symptoms-2021-11-28/

[Manu]

26 minutes ago, Kat_bi said:

According to South African doctors Omicron has very mild sypmptoms (fatique, headaches) without high body temperature or lung damage. No reason for panic.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/safrican-doctor-says-patients-with-omicron-variant-have-very-mild-symptoms-2021-11-28/

I wish the whole world could hear you. But the whole world has gone mad and deaf.

The first specimen to be collected with the new variant was on the 9th November so that means it has been present in S. Africa for at least 3 weeks now.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-59442129

The death rate in SA for that same period daily is either 3, 2 or...0 (yesterday!!) deaths. With 28% vaccinated in S Africa by the way.

[Smitty]

Wonder if a person can still transit through NRT? I'm scheduled through there on Nov. 6

[Smitty]

17 minutes ago, Smitty said:

Wonder if a person can still transit through NRT? I'm scheduled through there on Nov. 6

December 6

[Robosibbo]

13 hours ago, Thaiger said:

An increasing number of countries are taking precautionary steps to halt international flights. There are already many travel bans from several southern African nations following the discovery of a newly identified Covid-19 variant called “Omicron”. Is Omicron in Thailand? The Omicron Covid-19 variant has not been detected in Thailand, according to the director-general of the Department of Disease Control, assuring the Thai public that the mutated strain of the virus is not “travelling” into the country by tourists. Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said that all “sandbox” visitors are being closely and stringently monitored by health authorities. “All 1,007 travellers from South […]

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I work at Heathrow airport in London, and today 29 Nov there was 2 flights going to South Africa, Cape town and Johannesburg, after speaking to 7 or 8 different South African passengers going back home, all of them said they could not believe the reaction to this new variant, apparently in South Africa people say it's a very mild form and no one dying or being hospitalised.

[mickkotlarski]

For the bulk of observations so far indicate that the latest variant of concern is different from others is the symptoms which are basically headache and lack of energy.

Very few flu like symptoms.

However it's strongest affects are in males between 20 and 40 years of age. The vaccinated  seem little affected and this strain seems to be controlled by vaccination so the unvaccinated are at the higher risk category.

Should the continued research reveal and confirm what we know so far then delta/Indian variant is much scarier.