News Forum - Phuket health officials call for increased vigilance as island reports Omicron spike

[Thaiger]

Health officials in Phuket are urging tourism operators to be more cautious and adhere strictly to disease prevention measures as Omicron cases rise. Koosak Kookiatkul from Phuket’s Public Health Office says businesses must avail of antigen tests regularly to screen for new infections. The Bangkok Post reports that the island has now detected 144 cases of the highly-contagious Omicron variant. According to the report, active case-finding along Patong’s infamous Soi Bangla on December 28 resulted in 11 Omicron cases. Koosak says it’s imperative that businesses in the area enforce strict Covid-19 prevention measures to curb the spread of the virus. […]

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[Malc-Thai]

Make your own mind up on

"to be more cautious and adhere strictly to disease prevention measures"  this was new years eve

[ChrisBBQ]

People are vaccinated and Omicron is a mild variant so lets go forward not backwards.

 

[Malc-Thai]

13 minutes ago, ChrisBBQ said:

People are vaccinated and Omicron is a mild variant so lets go forward not backwards.

And there is only Omicron now ?

[farang]

that many  at patong beach on new years??wow! i can see why its spreading!for sure that many should not be  in such a crowd when the virus is still with us.i want to return,but not to a bunch like that while covid is still there.i understand both ways.it might be good for shops,hotels,bars but not in the long run for thai people. chock dee to all.and i hope to return later this year for 6 months.

[palooka]

16 minutes ago, ChrisBBQ said:

People are vaccinated and Omicron is a mild variant so lets go forward not backwards.

And the thousands of unvaccinated children do what?

Mild to an adult maybe not so mild to a child. Many children are strong and healthy but there is always a percentage of children not healthy.  Caution still needed.

[vvdb.fr]

we are talking about the Omicron wave but the Delta wave is not yet at its maximum in Europe.

there are two waves at the same time ...