On January 16, 2023 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Worathanarat or “Doctor Thira“Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post regarding the issue “COVID-19” indicates that
yesterdayaround the world added 194,453 people, 697 more deaths, a total of 671,340,706 people DiedTotal 6,730,405 people
The top 5 most infected are:
- Japan
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
- Russia
As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied seven of the top 10 and 13 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 93.46 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 94.97 percent.
Japan
The trend of daily infections has slowed down. But the number of daily deaths is still very high.
The outbreak in Japan reflects that we need to be careful in Thailand because the main driver is likely to be population congestion. and travel activities Although the vaccination rate is high But they are very close to each other, get very sick and die a lot. Japan is a clear case study that the latest 8th wave is heavier than all the previous waves.
The belief of not having to worry because the virus has weakened. And people who are strong from vaccine immunity or have been infected before –> “not true” and need to protect themselves regularly in situations that accelerate the economy by relying on tourism with a large number of people An increasing number of risky activities and places
A sneak peek at the strains leading the outbreak in each country.
overallWorldwide BQ.1.1 also occupied the highest proportion and found that XBB.1.5 The outbreak has expanded rapidly from America to 38 countries.
However, there are countries with subspecies that dominate outbreaks in specific countries, e.g.
Asia region:
India XBB
South Korea BN.1.3
Japan BF.5
China BF.7
Singapore XBB.1*
Hong Kong CH.1.1
Philippines BA.2.3.20
Oceania region:
Australia XBF BR.2.1
New Zealand CH.1.1
Europe region:
Russian CL.1
Update XBB.1.5
The team from The Sato Lab, Japan The study published last night, 15 January 2023, proved that XBB.1.5 is regarding 10 times more immune-resistant than BA.5 and regarding 20 times more resistant than BA.2.
In addition, from laboratory tests, XBB.1.5 was found to be approximately three times more infectious than XBB.1. It was found to be regarding 20% more prevalent than XBB.1, in line with the European Disease Control Agency (ECDC) estimate published on 13 January.
for Thai us
Need to use daily life, work, study or travel carefully. always protect yourself After opening full tourism activities There is a chance that an outbreak might erupt. as seen from abroad and if it erupts The nature that will happen will depend on the various subspecies. how much they entered in each area during that time, whether it was BQ.1.1, XBB.1.5, CH.1.1 or others
Infection doesn’t end, cash and then recover, but you can be sick, die and risk Long COVID. Prevent yourself from getting infected. Or don’t repeat, it’s the best. Wearing a mask correctly and consistently. It will greatly reduce the risk.
refer
The Sato Lab, Japan. 15 January 2023.
