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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
The government’s decision to ban travel to Thailand by people from eight southern African countries where a new Covid-19 strain was found is the right move but many more things are needed to prevent the country from being hit by the new and dangerous variant. The World Health Organization classified the B.1.1.529 strain as a “variant of concern” and named it “Omicron”. Scientists are trying to find out how quickly the variant can spread and if it is resistant to Covid-19 vaccines. Following a similar move by several European countries, the Thai government announced on Saturday a travel ban fro…