Woman wearing a mask waiting for her flight at the airport during the covid pandemic

Highly transmissible but mild Covid strain now dominant

The JN.1 strain of Covid-19, which is highly transmissible but with mild symptoms, is now dominant in the country, says the well-known virologist Yong Poovorawan.

COVID-19 infections rising in Thailand, public advised to wear face masks

The strain was first detected in the United States and is expected to replace all other strains of Covid-19 because it spreads so easily, he wrote on Facebook on Thursday.

Full story: Bangkok Post

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