On December 15, 2022, Assoc. Prof. Thira Worathanarat, MD, Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine Posted a message via Facebook Thira Woratanarat indicating the message…
Yesterday, worldwide, there were 457,849 more infections, 887 more deaths, for a total of 655,316,955 people and a total of 6,663,368 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are Japan, France, South Korea, the United States and Taiwan.
Yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries in Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day worldwide right now from Asia and Europe together accounted for 90.86% of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 77.22%
…WHO estimates the number of deaths related to COVID-19.
Msemburi W of the World Health Organization and colleagues published the study results in the global journal Nature yesterday, December 14, 2022.
evaluating it Number of deaths from COVID-19 The number of deaths reported worldwide is lower than the actual number of deaths. The number of excess deaths from all causes related to COVID-19 infection between 2020 and 2021 reached 14.83 million.
The number of excess deaths. This is 2.74 times higher than the reported number of COVID deaths in the first two years of the outbreak (5.42 million).
…Results of the above study It is consistent with data from different countries. It has been presented, for example, in Singapore, where the excess death rate is in the cohort with COVID-19. It is possible that the infection contributes to various underlying diseases. severe and can lead to death
…For our Thais, data from Ourworldindata This indicates that the excess mortality situation is higher than many countries in the world. Especially in the last two years from the second wave until now. And clearly after the outbreak of Delta and Omicron, consistent with the daily news of various media. Presented to acknowledge that someone died at home, fort, or otherwise. without being in the COVID death reporting system
ordinary defense It is necessary to live conscientiously, carefree, responsible towards oneself, family and society.
Be aware of the situation around you will behave correctly.
….COVID-19 knowledge update from NIAID NIH, USA
Stein SR et al., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, USA. The study results were published in the journal Nature on December 14, 2022.
studying the corpses of 44 people who died from COVID-19
The essence is to detect the spread of the virus in the tissues of various organs. every body system Can be detected in the cadaver up to 8 months (230 days) after infection and symptoms.
The results of this study confirm that covid-19 infection not common cold But it looks like an infection that spreads to all systems in the body. The research team estimated that such a systemic mechanism of infection is likely to be related to the problem of long COVID, which is observed in a large number of patients worldwide after early recovery from infection. And it is necessary to extend the study to understand Long COVID in order to find a way to continue the cure.
…avoid getting infected OR not getting reinfected is best.
The epidemic situation in Thailand has many infections every day.
should receive the booster vaccination as scheduled especially if the last dose was more than 6 months ago.
Avoid risky activities, crowded places, poor ventilation.
Choose to use a restaurant to eat and drink. with staff wearing masks Keep distance between services and not crowded.
It is very important to wear a mask that adequately covers the mouth and nose during daily life outside the home. It will greatly reduce the risk.
refer
1. Msemburi W et al. WHO estimates the excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature. December 14, 2022.
2.SteinSR et al. SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence in human body and brain at autopsy. Nature. December 14, 2022.
Thanks to Thira Woratanarat Facebook page
