BoT keeping close eye on impact of OmicronA man is tested for Covid-19 at Phuket airport on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)The Bank of Thailand has been closely monitoring the Covid-19 Omicron variant and could revise the country's economic growth rate this month in line with a recovery trend. The World Health Organization and scientists around the world would take weeks to analyse the Omicron variant and its impact, said Chayawadee Chai-Anant, the central bank's senior director for corporate communications. Global preparations for the Omicron variant appear to be taking place much faster than was the case for the Delta strain in the spring. In addition, the MPC would have more information about the Omicron variant and its possible impact on the Thai economy, Ms Chayawadee said.

Source: Bangkok Post December 01, 2021 09:28 UTC