Thailand embraces the last month of 2022 not with a winter breeze but with a surge in Covid-19 cases -- a result of a dip in temperatures and increased crowd gatherings, not to mention loosened preventive measures against the infectious disease.
According to statistics from the Department of Public Health, Thailand now sees almost 5,000 new Covid-19 cases per week, an average of around 700 new cases per day. Approximately 10 deaths are recorded as a daily average. Despite official figures, the actual number could be far higher.
The Department of Medical Sciences said 58% of recent patients were infected by the Omicron BA.2.75 subvariant, which was spreading rapidly.
