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Check the mutated COVID epidemic in each country. What are the species? Look here, there is an answer, indicating that around the world, BQ.1.1 still occupies the highest proportion.
new strain of covidhappens continuously according to the infection that occurred in each country Which countries will have which species? “Economic base” has the answer.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat (M.D. Teera), Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Has posted a message via Facebook “Thira Woratanarat (Papa Mee Keen)” with a message
A sneak peek at the strains leading the outbreak in each country.
overall worldwide BQ.1.1 Still occupying the highest proportion and found that the XBB.1.5 outbreak spread rapidly from the United States 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
Dr. Thira stated that the team from The Sato Lab, Japan. The results of the study were published last night, January 15, 2023.
XBB.1.5 proved to be about 10 times more immune-resistant than BA.5 and about 20 times more resistant than BA.2.
In addition, laboratory tests have shown that XBB.1.5 is approximately three times more infectious than XBB.1.
And if assessing the performance of the XBB.1.5 virus strain in spreading from infected people to others.
It was found to be about 20% more prevalent than XBB.1, which is in line with a report from the European Disease Control Agency (ECDC) on 13 January.
for Thai us
Dr. Thira stated that it was necessary to use daily life, work, study or travel carefully. always protect yourself
After opening full tourism activities There is a chance that an outbreak could 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 with cash and then recovers, but can be sick, can die, and is at risk of Long COVID
protect yourself from infection or not repeating is the best
Wearing a mask correctly and consistently It will greatly reduce the risk.