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Health officials in Phuket say hospital beds are running out as the infection rate begins to climb once more on the southern island. Kooksak Kookiatkul says that, as of Sunday, Phuket has reported 742 new cases. According to a Bangkok Post report, 513 of those are in local residents, with 2 in foreign residents. 133 have been imported by the island’s sandbox entry scheme and 94 have arrived under the now-shelved Test & Go. According to the report, over 66% of infections are the Omicron variant. Kooksak says the island is now running out of local quarantine facilities for high-risk […]

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According to the report, over 66% of infections are the Omicron variant. 

Are they really sending now all tests to Bangkok? Wasn't there the only lab, that could identify which strain it is? And getting the results back so quickly

Or:

Are they really now identifying omicron in Phuket semselves, or is 66 just a number, they made up?

Can be 50, can be 99? No, it is 66.

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37 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Health officials in Phuket say hospital beds are running out as the infection rate begins to climb once more on the southern island. Kooksak Kookiatkul says that, as of Sunday, Phuket has reported 742 new cases. According to a Bangkok Post report, 513 of those are in local residents, with 2 in foreign residents. 133 have been imported by the island’s sandbox entry scheme and 94 have arrived under the now-shelved Test & Go. According to the report, over 66% of infections are the Omicron variant. Kooksak says the island is now running out of local quarantine facilities for high-risk […]

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Stop admitting people to hospitals that have no symptoms, or who can be treated with kleenex and hot tea.

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23 minutes ago, Lawyers_Guns_and_Money said:

Stop admitting people to hospitals that have no symptoms, or who can be treated with kleenex and hot tea.

I think they have 2 of my friends isolated at home both Thai's and live alone

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