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A key Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting to be held on Thursday is expected to consider easing lockdown measures and reintroducing the Test & Go scheme, a news source reported on Thursday morning.

No lockdown will be imposed in Thailand even though 205 Omicron cases have been confirmed so far, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.

AMSTERDAM - The medieval castle outside Amsterdam had planned a cheeky holiday celebration, marking the end of a terrible year with "the worst tour youve ever had" and encouraging people to realize theres "stuff we can laugh about together."

With Thailand being able to achieve its first phase goal of administering more than 100 million doses, or vaccinating 70 per cent of its population, resulting in increased immunity, the rate of infection has continued to decline while foreign countries have seen higher infection rates, Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), said on Wednesday.

The U.K. government kept open the prospect of a Christmas lockdown to arrest a surge in the number Covid cases as Boris Johnson faces opposition from within his own cabinet to further restrictions.

The Netherlands imposed a snap lockdown starting Sunday. Officials in Ireland imposed a nightly curfew from Monday. France banned New Years Eve fireworks.

Austria will end a nationwide lockdown this weekend for people whove been inoculated against Covid-19 or have recovered from the virus, while continuing to limit participation in public life for those who refuse to be vaccinated.

No lockdown will be imposed in Thailand despite the arrival of the Omicron variant, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared on Tuesday.

South Korea will limit private gatherings to six people in the capital area and eight in other regions for four weeks starting next week, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, reversing an easing of distancing rules adopted under the "living with COVID-19" scheme last month.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday that the government would not use strong measures, such as imposing a countrywide lockdown yet, in a bid to stop the worrying Covid-19 Omicron variant from making its way into the country and spreading.

A new wave of Covid-19 infections in Europe has forced nine countries to reimpose lockdown measures, which is getting people to wonder if relying on Covid-19 vaccines is enough to contain the spread of the virus?

The daily consumption of fuel in Thailand during the first nine months of this year dropped by 5.2 per cent compared to the same period last year. The Department of Energy Business put this down to a decline in economic activities due to the Covid-19 crisis.