Concealed on the Gulf island of Koh Samui have been detected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 – 2 British citizens and 1 Belgian.
The three embody a 54 12 months outdated British woman, a fifty five 12 months outdated Belgian man and a 56 year old British man. The three new cases are the first, not only for the holiday island, but in addition the primary for the province of Surat Thani. The trio arrived final Thursday on separate flights.
Case 1: The 54 year outdated British woman arrived with her husband. He has so far tested unfavorable. They arrived by way of BKK and Singapore Airport, from the UK
Case 2: The fifty five yr previous Belgian man also arrived from BKK from Belgium, by way of the UAE and Singapore.
Case 3: The fifty six yr previous British man was from the UK and arrived on Koh Samui from a direct flight from Singapore.
All three arrived in Koh Samui on the Test and Go program. All three have been reported with “mild” symptoms once they arrived. A complete of forty nine crew and other passengers have since been tested after being assessed as at high-risk from the flights to the island. A further 8 folks staying at the same motels because the contaminated passengers once they arrived have also been tested.
Health officials say they’ll retest the high-risk people once more within the subsequent few days.
Meanwhile, dialogue are now underway to discuss the potential of cancelling Thailand’s Test & Go (almost) quarantine-free scheme, due to the uptick in Covid Omicron circumstances. But, as a minimum, the CCSA say they wish to evaluate the list of nations thought of to be at “low risk” for Covid-19 and consider whether or not to ban travellers from “high risk” international locations. At the second, travellers from sixty three low threat nations are allowed to enter Thailand on the Test and Go program with a one night time stay in an accredited SHA+ hotel..