ISRAELI national Ohad Baruch, who was caught on Koh Samui after escaping quarantine in Bangkok, was infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant during a test in the capital.
Ohad Baruch fled his hotel before the results of his COVID-19 test came back - which was positive for Delta. However, he has since tested negative three times, meaning he recovered.
SURAT THANI: RT-PCR tests on an Israeli tourist who left his quarantine hotel in Bangkok and went to Koh Samui have returned negative for Covid-19, but samples have been sent for further testing in a laboratory.