Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Woratanarat, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post says December 16, 2022
Yesterday, worldwide, there were 395,995 more infections, 917 more deaths, for a total of 655,934,350 people and a total of 6,665,797 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are Japan, South Korea, France, the United States and Hong Kong.
Yesterday, by number of new infections, countries in Europe and Asia occupied seven of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day worldwide right now from Asia and Europe together account for 90.64% of the entire world, while the number of deaths accounted for 72.62%
Update from WHO
The World Health Organization publishes the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Update on 14 December 2022.
Omicron species currently account for 99.5%.
The Omicron has sprouted. have descendants from more than 540 subspecies This is a hybrid virus resulting from crossbreeding with subspecies. Also known as recombinant, over 61 subspecies.
The characteristics of the virus changes that have been observed during this period are Mutations of multiple loci are common or recurrent in many subspecies. reflect that new viruses tend to evolve in a similar direction (convergent evolution)
Importantly, those mutation loci appeared to be related to the virus’s ability to develop immune evasion.
WHO lists five subspecies currently under close monitoring.
BA.2.75.x
It has been reported since December 2021 and has spread to Southeast Asian countries. To date, it has spread worldwide to 85 countries.
Originally popular in India and Bangladesh, it was later replaced by XBB.
Currently, the countries with the highest prevalence of this subspecies are Thailand (53.8%), Australia (25.1%), Malaysia (22.5%), China (18.8%) and New Zealand (16, 3%).
BA.5 has long dominated the global epidemic. Because it has the ability to infect quickly. and more immune resistant than its predecessors, BA.1 and BA.2, which have been detected in 119 countries.
BQ.1.x is one of the fastest growing varieties. It is now distributed in 90 countries.
XBB.x is a cross between BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75, first reported in August 2022.
Currently, the epidemic has spread to 70 countries around the world. But the prevalence is still not high, around 3.8%.
The most common countries are India (62.5%), the Dominican Republic (48.2%), Singapore (47.3%), Malaysia (40.9%) and Indonesia (29.3%).
and BA.2.30.2 have several mutational loci similar to the aforementioned subspecies, few outbreaks have been reported. but it can be found on almost all continents
Overall, the BA.2.75.x and XBB strains have been found to spread slowly. in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific
While BQ.1.x and BA.5, which have more mutations from the original 5 positions, the epidemic has expanded relatively faster. and spread all over the world
The epidemic in Thailand is still ongoing.
Should live consciously, not carelessly, always be careful when you go out in daily life.
need to get a booster vaccine To reduce the risk of serious illness, death and long COVID
If you are sick, cough, sore throat, fever, nasal congestion, headache, body aches, ATK should be checked.
If the result is positive, it means infection. You should self-isolate from others for at least 7-10 days until symptoms improve, there is no fever, and repeated negative results. Therefore he went out to live in strict self-defense for two weeks
If sick but negative result don’t trust it It could be a false negative. Therefore, it should be repeated every day for at least 3 consecutive days.
reiterate it Today’s social environment has a large number of contagious infections. very risky. You have to protect yourself well.
Not infected or not re-infected is best because being infected not only gives you the chills and you recover, but you can become very ill, you can die, and you risk long-term COVID which compromises your quality of life. life performance
Wearing a mask correctly and consistently Will greatly reduce the risk.
