Thailand has decided to reintroduce COVID-19 entry norms for foreigners visiting the southeast Asian country in the wake of the explosion of cases in China.
Country’s transport minister Saksayam Chidchob in a statement said that the restrictions would start from Monday, during which people would be asked to proof of at least two vaccinations, or recovery from the virus since July.
As a resurgent COVID-19 wreaks havoc in China, more than 70 officials have been let go as a “punishment” in the past one month for failing to control the virus.
China has been witnessing a spurt in Covid cases owing to the more contagious Omicron variant.
According to South China Morning Post, top leaders have warned officials that strict action would be taken if they fail to act swiftly.
The warning comes even as health officials have acknowledged that most of the infections showed little or no symptoms making their detection difficult, the newspaper reported.
A Hong Kong study appears to have confirmed the origin of the city's Delta variant outbreak of Covid imported hamsters.
The investigation, which was jointly conducted by the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) school of public health and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, claimed that Syrian hamsters were the source of a local outbreak of the Delta variant two months ago.