Thailand found 4 COVID-19 cases, BA.2.2, similar to Hong Kong, so don’t be quick to conclude! Violent-death
On March 14 at the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Dr. Supakit Sirilak, MD. Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences Announcement to update the situation of the coviral-19 mutant that from the weekly surveillance of coviral-19 species, now Thailand has cracked the whole genome sequencing (Whole Genome Sequencing). Last week, more than 2,000 samples were found. Omicron, 99.7 percent, the rest are partial delta species. 32.4% of omikron subspecies BA.1 and subspecies BA.2 increased from 52% to 68%, with more than 50% found in all health zones.
“In Hong Kong news, a strain expected to be mutated from BA.2 to BA.2.2 was found to have a spike protein I1221T mutation. name not specified which has to wait another 2-3 days, should have concluded on the name Initially, it was found in Hong Kong and Britain. Hong Kong is seeing an increase in the number of deaths in the past week. Therefore, it is assumed that Could it be caused by the BA.2.2 species? It must be learned that the more deaths in Hong Kong can not conclude that caused by new species found Because of the common species of Omicron. It is easy to spread and infect. When the number of infected people increases The health system cannot support it. It can cause the patient to have the opportunity to die. Therefore, it is too early to say that subspecies BA.2.2 causes more severe symptoms in patients,” said Dr. Supakit.
Dr Supakit said Information of the Department of Science The transmission into the G-Sed corresponds to the majority of the BA.2 subspecies, with approximately 4 cases being analyzed in detail. May be in the subspecies BA.2.2, but with G-Sed, details have not yet been determined therefore need to be closely monitored
“Don’t worry. Because there are no signs of concern yet, it is important to be vigilant to answer the 3 questions whether it spreads faster or not. More severe, more deaths? and dodge immunity or not This requires more information. If the mutation does not affect these 3 parts, it is probably a generic mutation. Please be assured that the Department of Science Keep an eye on this at all times. Thailand is analyzing that There are infected with symptoms similar to the subspecies BA.2.2, of which 4 are foreigners, and the remaining 3 are Thais. And it’s not clear whether it is or not. Please wait for the results of the analysis to come out soon.said Dr. Supakit.