The Public Health Ministry has raised the nation’s Covid-19 alert level from 3 to 4 following a rapid increase in Omicron variant infections.

Health permanent secretary Kiattiphum Wongrajit announced the decision on Thursday morning.

He said raising the warning to level 4 included encouraging people to work from home, suspend travel, closing risk areas and limiting the number of people at gatherings.

"We are seing a fast outbreak at this time. There are several provinces that have more than one new cases, including 769 cases in Chon Buri and 454 in Bangkok. So we do need to raise the warning to level 4," he said at a press conference in Phuket.

The decision came after new cases jumped to 5,775 over the previous 24 hours from 3,899 he day before.

Dr Kiattiphum said patients with mild symptoms should be isolated at home, to allow hospitals to cater for patients with more serious conditions.

Source:
courtesy of BANGKOK POST

by APINYA WIPATAYOTIN

If you have any stories or news that you would like to share with the global online community, please feel free to share it with us by contacting us directly at [email protected]