"Do not travel to those countries to avoid getting the virus," the prime minister said, adding that a campaign has been rolled out to encourage more people to receive Covid vaccines, bolstered by an online system showing their vaccination certificates. Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said the government is monitoring the new variant. He said Thailand can request vaccines developed to deal with new variants of the virus under procurement agreements reached earlier with manufacturers. Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said the prime minister instructed relevant agencies to keep a close watch on travellers from countries where the new variant has been detected. The World Health Organization has classified it as a variant under monitoring (VUM).

Source: Bangkok Post November 27, 2021 07:10 UTC