Assoc.Prof.Dr. Teera Woratanarat Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted on Facebook, indicating that 10 September 2022
Yesterday, around the world, 450,763 more people were infected, 1,441 more deaths, bringing the total to 612,928,218 people, and 6,513,963 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were Japan, South Korea, Russia, the United States and Taiwan.
Yesterday, the number of new infections had countries from Europe and Asia occupy eight of the top 10 and 15 of the world’s top 20.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe together accounted for 81.63 percent of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 60.23%.
Thailand’s epidemic situation from Worldometer data this morning found that the number of deaths yesterday 16th highest in the world and 6th in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from 1 May until the reported number is greatly reduced.
Long COVID in children
World-class journal Science published a very good academic article on “COVID-19 and Children” on September 8, 2022.
The likelihood of long COVID in children and young people is being studied from around the world. Found that it can range from 1:4 to 1:100, depending on the population, educational methods and definitions used.
Data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics shows that as many as 120,000 children are suffering from long-term COVID-19, of which 26,000 have had symptoms persisting for more than a year.
One in four children with long-term COVID-19 are infected and require hospitalization, and regarding one in 10 children suffers from multiple systemic disorders.
According to research on Long COVID in children, there are various abnormalities. that can occur more than 200 symptoms and abnormalities in every organ in the body
There is also information from case reports of parent and patient groups. It was found that Long COVID in children can occur even as a mild/mild infection. or infection without symptoms
The impact it has on children experiencing Long COVID is different. which may affect daily life Some may not be able to return to normal life as in the past.
However, more in-depth studies are needed. From the definition of long COVID, the mechanism causing the disorder including methods for managing, maintaining and preventing
But, of course, it is best to prevent infection.
Whether a child or an adult, the basic principle is Be careful in your life, wear masks, wash your hands, and avoid crowded places. poor ventilation
for that child In practice, it may be quite difficult to complete everything. Parents and teachers should therefore be encouraged to reinforce it by keeping an eye on the discomfort. If a child has any abnormal symptoms, they should be separated and treated first. will reduce the chance of spreading to others both at home and at school In addition, it is adapting the classroom environment. Opening doors and windows, turning on fans, and ventilation will help reduce the amount of germs that remain in the air.
refer
COVID-19 and Children. Science. 8 September 2022.