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“Doctor Manoon” warns to keep a close eye on the XBB strain of COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand

On December 12, 2022 “Doctor Manoon” or Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong Respiratory Disease Specialist Vichaiut Hospital Send a message via Facebook to COVID-19indicate that

Thailand needs to keep a close eye on which strains of the COVID-19 virus are spreading in India. Because many times there is an outbreak of a new mutant COVID virus in India. After a while, the epidemic of that strain was found in Thailand.

Look back at the virusCOVID-19 The Delta species was first discovered in India in late 2020 and soon became widespread. A global pandemic And Thailand has a large outbreak of the Delta species in mid-year 2021.

In June 2022, India identified the BA.2.75 subspecies of the COVID-19 virus for the first time. Superseded subspecies BA.5, endemic to India. and widespread in many countries Thailand is currently experiencing a new outbreak of COVID-19. Caused by the BA.2.75 virus strain.

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India is starting to see an outbreak of the virus.Covid XBB strain which is a hybrid of the COVID-19 strains BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 (see photo), is believed to soon replace the BA.2.75 strain in India. Thailand can be prepared After the outbreak of the COVID-19 BA.2.75 virus strain, there will be soonXBB strains as widespread as India Because this new species is more contagious than the old species. and avoid immunity from vaccination or natural infection better than the original strain

current virusnew strain of covidIt only takes 3-4 months less than before to replace the original species. And it caused a new pandemic again and again all over the world. Fortunately, new strains of the COVID virus don’t cause severe illness and death like the Delta strain. Especially those who have received 4 doses of the vaccine, i.e. received 2 doses of the vaccine and followed by 2 booster doses.

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