19 Aug. 65 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted a message via Facebook, Thira Woratanarat stated that…
Yesterday, 704,879 people were infected worldwide, with 1,615 more deaths, bringing the total to 598,555,517 and 6,465,456 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were Japan, South Korea, the United States, Russia and Italy.
Yesterday, the number of new infections included countries from Europe and Asia, seven of the top 10 and 14 of the world’s top 20.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe Together, they accounted for 83.82% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 63.65%.
…The epidemic situation of Thailand
From this morning’s Worldometer data, it was found that
Number of deaths yesterday The 13th highest in the world and 6th in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from May 1 until the number of reports is greatly reduced.
…Update knowledge of COVID-19
“Viral count in droplets from Omicron strains”
The team from the University of Maryland united states It has investigated the amount of virus emitted in small and large droplets through coughing, sneezing, shouting or singing from COVID-19 patients. various species
The data was published in medRxiv at the beginning of August and in the journal Nature on August 17, 2022.
In essence, people infected with Omicron strains have significantly higher viral loads in saliva droplets than other strains (which is why we can understand that the latest wave from Omicron is therefore more infected. previous ripple)
In the Omicron-infected group, the small droplets contained five times more viral loads than the large ones.
This research reinforces the fact that COVID-19 is an infectious disease transmitted through the respiratory tract. Self-defense, especially wearing a mask correctly and regularly. Avoiding crowded and poorly ventilated places including adjusting the environment for better ventilation regarded as the heart
“Long COVID summary from WHO webinar”
The World Health Organization just hosted a webinar yesterday. with experts from both America and Europe to exchange information and knowledge.
The important thing that I would like to share with you is
One, it is estimated that 2.8 percent of children with COVID-19 under the age of 20 will face the long-term COVID-19 problem (0.9%-7% confidence interval).
Even when looking at the small percentage numbers But if you look at the real numbers that happen all over the world, there will be a lot. because of the large number of infections
Looking at the number of years lost due to disability (YLD), in 2021, long-term COVID in children causes similar losses to epilepsy and autism.
Second, the group of adults aged 20 years and over reported that females were suffering from long-lasting COVID twice as much as males.
with 10.6% female (4.3%-22.2% confidence interval) and 5.4% male (22%-11.7% confidence interval).
Third, the disability weight caused by Long COVID (Disability weight) used in the assessment was the same as complete hearing loss or severe traumatic brain injury.
However, the above data only assessed the three main symptom groups: respiratory symptoms. Brain problems related to thinking, memory and concentration. and fatigue syndrome body pain and mood disorders It does not include patients with Long COVID who have other common symptoms that affect their daily life, such as sleep problems, hair loss, loss of olfactory abilities, etc.
Therefore, the estimated figure may be somewhat underestimated.
…The above information reflects to us that the Long COVID problem is a challenge worldwide.
It’s best not to be infected.
Wearing a mask correctly and consistently is essential…
refer
1. How much virus does a person with COVID exhale? New research has answers. Nature. 17 August 2022.
2. Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Shedding in Exhaled Breath Aerosols. medRxiv. 1 August 2022.
3. WHO webinar on “Post COVID-19 Condition in Children”. 17 August 2022.