Thailand urges calm over S’pore’s Covid-19 spike; no severe outbreak from dominant NB.1.8.1 strain

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Department of Disease Control has urged the public not to panic over Singapore’s latest Covid-19 spike, saying the NB.1.8.1 variant behind much of the concern has already been circulating in Thailand and is now the country’s dominant strain.

The Department of Disease Control’s director-general Montien Kanasawat said Thailand recorded 3,642 cumulative Covid-19 cases and one death from Jan 1 to May 23, 2026. Reported cases have risen over the past month, but the number remains below the five-year median, he said.

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