“Doctor Thira” warns 1 Dec. ’22, start the festival month with caution.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Post a message via Facebook Thira Woratanarat stating the message

December 1, 2022…beginning the festive month cautiously…

Yesterday, around the world, there were 372,982 additional infections, 741 additional deaths, a total of 647,708,741 deaths, a total of 6,639,450 deaths.

The top 5 most infected are Japan, France, South Korea, the United States and Taiwan.

As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 globally.

The number of new infections per day around the world right now from Asia and Europe Together, it accounted for 90.41 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 81.1 percent.

…Update from WHO

The World Health Organization issued its latest WHO Weekly Epidemiological Update last night, 30 November 2022.

Omicron covered 99.9% of outbreaks in the past month.

When analyzing the last week’s strains, it was found that BA.5 accounted for 73%, BA.2 increased to 10.1% (previously 7.9%), and BA.4 decreased to 2.8% (previously 3.4%).

Of the subspecies of concern globally, BQ.1.x increased in outbreaks to 27.3% (previously 23.1%), while BA.2.75.x rose to 6.6% (previously 5.4%). ), XBB rose slightly to 3.8% (was 2.7%).

Currently, BQ.1.x has sprouted to more than 30 subspecies.

…Update Long COVID following infection with Omicron strain

Magnusson K and colleagues from Norway The results of the study were published in the medical journal Nature Communications on November 30, 2022.

by studying the prevalence and the risk of developing symptoms of Long COVID among people who have been infected with COVID-19 23,767 Delta strains and 13,365 Omicron strains compared with 105,297 uninfected populations.

The essence is that during the first 3 months following infection. The risks and rates of Long COVID incidence among those infected with Delta and Omicron strains were not different.

But following 3 months onwards People infected with the Omicron strain have a high rate of Long COVID problems, especially muscle and joint pain. It is less than the Delta species.

However, in terms of the risk of developing symptoms of Long COVID in various body systems. if compared to those who were not infected This study suggests that Omicron is not different from Delta.

Therefore, it reinforces the importance of protecting oneself from infection. or not to be re-infected

The current situation in Thailand is highly contagious during daily life.

conscious living Being responsible for yourself and those close to you (Responsible living) is something that should be done as a routine.

If unwell, detected as infected You should isolate yourself from others for at least 7-10 days until your symptoms improve, you don’t have a fever, and your ATK test shows a negative result before going out to live and protect yourself strictly for two weeks.

But if there is an illness but tested negative don’t trust The test should be repeated every day for at least 3 consecutive days.

keep an eye on your surroundings Keep your distance from unprotected people. Take a short time to meet or service.

Avoid eating and drinking with other people outside the home. Shouldn’t share food and belongings with other people.

Avoid crowded places poor ventilation

wearing a mask correctly It will greatly reduce the risk.

refer

Magnusson K et al. Post-covid medical complaints following infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vs Delta variants. Nature Communications. 30 November 2022.