Assoc.Prof.Dr. Teera Woratanarat Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted on Facebook Thira Woratanarat stated that 3 October 2022
Yesterday, 236,498 people were infected worldwide, 487 more deaths, bringing the total to 623,446,523, with 6,550,573 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were Taiwan, France, Russia, Japan and Italy.
Yesterday, the number of new infections had countries from Europe and Asia occupy eight of the top 10 and 16 of the world’s top 20.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe together accounted for 94.8% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 77.82%.
Thailand’s epidemic situation unable to assess because there is no report
while what can be compared is The number of excess deaths (excess mortality) compared to the previous year of the outbreak, it was found that from 2020 until August 2022, there were approximately 119,408 excess deaths in Thailand.
In the past nearly 11 months (31 October 2021 to 31 August 2022), the number of excess deaths has reached 72,465.
if compared to the overall picture of different countries The number of excess deaths per million people in Thailand is higher than many countries around the world. Except for some countries that are higher than us, such as America, United Kingdom, etc.
Update knowledge of COVID-19
A study conducted in Norway by Jalali N et al found that Omicron strains were 1.41 times more infective in households than Delta strains.
The household diffusion rate of Omicron is as high as 51%, while Delta is 36%.
Wearing a mask correctly and consistently during everyday life can greatly reduce the risk. will not be spread to members of the household
COVID-19 infection That’s not a common cold. and not the flu
Long COVID problems are preventable by protecting oneself from infection. or if you have been addicted before It prevents re-infection. because the more often The risk is more like a shadow.
refer
Jalali N et al. Increased household transmission and immune escape of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron compared to Delta variants. Nature Communications. 29 September 2022.