24 There were 2,062 Omicron cases in 54 provinces, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
22 Eighteen karate athletes, coaching staff and executives of the Thailand Karate Federation tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from the Asian Karate Championships in Kazakhstan but all of them remained stable.
33 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) cancels all its New Year events including a prayer gathering during the New Year transition to curb COVID-19.
17 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha called for strict disease controls to contain Omicron outbreaks and wanted next year to be the year of booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the government spokesman.
41 The Department of Medical Sciences confirmed that the Israeli visitor who sneaked away from his hotel in Bangkok was infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and his previous tests at two hospitals had returned negative because of
19 The Public Health Ministry has approved the administration of the fourth jab of COVID-19 vaccines for medical professionals in close contact with possible COVID-19 cases and people with chronic diseases and impaired immunity and is ready to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19.
37 The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will proceed with its planned New Year countdown events to demonstrate readiness for country reopening but COVID-19 control measures will be stepped up.
9 The government succeeded in administering 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines within this year as it earlier promised, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wrote on his Facebook account.
23 The northern province may have Omicron infection as a household was in close contact with an Omicron case.
19 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed that he would not impose a national lockdown in the wake of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 because the government would have to protect the national economy.
11 The cabinet dismissed the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration’s plan to apply antigen tests on visitors and ordered the continuous use of the RT-PCR technique to find COVID-19 infection.
27 The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration stands firm on its previous resolution for entertainment places to reopen on Jan 16 and picks zones for their late-night alcohol sales and consumption.
