Assoc.Prof.Dr. Teera Woratanarat Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted a message via Facebook, Thira Woratanarat stated that
Yesterday around the world, 808,306 more people were infected with 1,517 more deaths, bringing the total to 572,287,840 people and 6,397,591 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were Japan, the United States, France, Italy and South Korea.
Yesterday, the number of new infections was six of the top 10 countries from Europe and Asia and 12 of the top 20 in the world.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe Together they accounted for 65.88% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 43.5 percent.
…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 4th in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from 1 May until the reported number is greatly reduced.
…Update knowledge of COVID-19
1. “BA.5 is 1.65 times stronger than BA.2.”
The latest research from Denmark by Hansen CH et al was published in the SSRN on 18 July 2022.
The study was conducted on a nationwide population aged 18 years and over who were infected with COVID-19 between April 10 and June 20, 2022.
In essence, it was found that the subspecies of Omicron BA.5 (which is now epidemic worldwide) is more severe than the BA.2 subspecies (which has been spread before BA.5) to be hospitalized. 65% (or 1.65 times)
The results of this study explain the current phenomenon. We found that in addition to BA.5, it is easier to spread infection than before. It also causes more people to be sick and need to be hospitalized all over the world because BA.5 has severity more than BA.2
However, studies from other places must be followed up. with whether the results are consistent with Denmark or not if consistent will be more confident
However, regular self-defense in daily life
Wearing the mask correctly is very important.
2. “Long COVID is real”
Sorensen AIV et al from Denmark A nationwide survey of 430,173 people aged 15 years and over was surveyed about symptoms after COVID-19 infection (Long COVID or PASC).
Published in the journal Nature Communications on July 21, 2022.
It was found that Disorders after being infected with COVID-19 that can be found with many different symptoms Even in those who are infected without being hospitalized. And those with the disorder had a high percentage of symptoms that persisted for at least 1 year.
female person and people who are middle-aged and older are more vulnerable to Long COVID problems than other groups
The infected group was found to suffer from fatigue in physical performance. Weak mental performance, lack of concentration, memory problems and sleep problems significantly more than the uninfected group. The risks were 40.45%, 32.58%, 28.34%, 27.25%, and 17.27%, respectively.
Therefore, it is best to prevent yourself from getting infected.
Vaccination is necessary. And the vaccine will provide approximately 15% protection against long-term COVID.
Wearing a mask is very important. and will greatly reduce the risk of infection
refer
1. Hansen CH et al. Risk of Reinfection, Vaccine Protection, and Severity of Infection with the BA.5 Omicron Subvariant: A Danish Nation-Wide Population-Based Study. SSRN (Preprints with The Lancet). 18 July 2022.
2. Sorensen AIV et al. A nationwide questionnaire study of post-acute symptoms and health problems after SARS-CoV-2 infection in Denmark. Nature Communications. 21 July 2022