BANGKOK, Dec 3 (TNA) – Thailand has not detected a COVID-19 case of the Omicron variant yet and the government will have business operators strictly comply with measures to prevent a new wave of the disease during New Year celebrations, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Gen Prayut said that there had not been an Omicron case in Thailand but the people who had arrived from risk countries must be called to undergo repeated RT-PCR tests. Their whereabouts would be checked so that local officials would find out if there was an outbreak at their locations, he said.
Of 252 people from risk countries, 64 were traced and tested negative for COVID-19. Officials were finding the rest of the people, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
Regarding New Year celebrations, Gen Prayut said that the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration would discuss disease control measures this week with the people who planned New Year events. In principle, such events would be organized outdoors to prevent a new wave of COVID-19, he said.
The prime minister also said that he ordered the Labour Ministry to plan assistance for the operators of entertainment places, singers and musicians who were affected by COVID-19 outbreaks. (TNA)
