Fear cases may hit 20k a dayPeople wait for booster vaccine shots against Covid-19 in Klong Toey district, Bangkok, last Friday. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)New cases of Covid-19 could jump to 20,000 a day by the end of the month unless precautionary measures are taken seriously, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Monday. Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit, permanent secretary for the Public Health Ministry, agreed that most infections this month have been Omicron. He said that the Public Health Ministry had previously come up with three possible scenarios in light of the new threat posed by the Omicron variant. Thailand logged 7,926 new cases and 13 more Covid-19 fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Monday.

Source: Bangkok Post January 11, 2022 01:11 UTC