On January 2, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Worathanarat o “Doctor Teera” Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post about the issue”COVID-19” indicates that
Yesterday, in the world, there were 232,270 more infections, 532 more deaths, for a total of 665,020,868 people, 6,697,458 total deaths.
The top 5 most infected are:
- Japan
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
- France
As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries in Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day worldwide at this time from Asia and Europe together accounted for 97.08% of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 93.6%.
policies of different countries on people traveling from China
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Memory problems among people who have had COVID-19
Miskowiak KW et al from Denmark. The study results were published in the Journal of Affective Disorders medical journal on December 28, 2022.
Evaluation in patients who come to the clinic Long COVID 194 people who had a history of infectionCOVID-19 7 ± 4 months earlier, with 91 infected requiring hospitalization and 103 not hospitalized.
It was found that 44-53% of them had cognitive impairment, with working memory and memory problems noted. including problems in management and decision making the ability to communicate through speech
Both infected groups were hospitalized. and the group that does not require hospitalization all have the same cognitive and memory problems. and affect quality of life and performance in life and work
However, the above problems are more common among the elderly. have a congenital disease OR be infected until hospitalised
The current situation in Thailand You need to live a conscious life, not carelessly, protect yourself regularly.
protection against infection or reinfection is best
Having traveled, met, socialized and participated in the past year’s festive activities. You should assess your risk. Watch for any abnormal symptoms. If you don’t feel well, you shouldCheck ATK Immediately on its own. If it is positive, it means that it is infected. It is necessary to isolate yourself from other people for 7-10 days until symptoms improve, there is no fever and repeat negative results.
But if you don’t feel well you get a negative result, don’t trust it. Repeat the test for at least 3 consecutive days as it may be a false negative.
wearing a mask correctly in daily life Will greatly reduce the risk.
refer
MiskowiakKW et al. Cognitive impairments among patients in a long-standing COVID clinic: prevalence, pattern, and relationship to disease severity, occupational function, and quality of life. J Affective disorder. December 28, 2022.