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Health officials outline likely scenarios as Omicron spreads

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The Bangkok Post

Health officials outline likely scenarios as Omicron spreads New cases projected at 10,000-30,000 a day, with 70-180 deaths New Covid-19 infections could surge to 10,000 or even 30,000 cases a day early next year, driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, a senior Public Health Ministry official said on Monday. The warning was issued as the number of new Omicron cases soared five-fold, from 104 on Tuesday to 514 on Sunday. The ministry has drawn up three possible scenarios, permanent health secretary Kiattiphum Wongrajit said. In the best-case scenario, the country could be looking at 1…

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