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epa09875257 A Thai official wearing a protective suit disinfects seats inside a bus as part of health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus ahead of the upcoming traditional Thai New Year or Songkran festival, at Mo Chit bus terminal in Bangkok, Thailand, 07 April 2022. Thai officials are on alert to prevent a wave of the Omicron variant of coronavirus for the upcoming traditional Songkran festival, which will begin on 13 April. Thailand has reported a sharp surge of more than 25,000 daily COVID-19 infections, occasionally approaching the 100 fatalities. However, the Public Health Ministry announced a transition plan to declare the COVID-19 pandemic as an endemic disease by 01 July 2022. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT