18 June 2022 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Worathanarat or “Mor Theera” Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted via Facebook page “Thira Woratanarat” worried about the situation of covid after finding that the epidemic around the world has increased patients While the research shows that the symptoms of Long COVID are still worrisome, the details are as follows:
18 June 2022. Yesterday, 477,269 more people worldwide, 1,008 more deaths, totaling 543,596,571 people, 6,339,273 deaths.
Yesterday, the number of new infections included countries from Europe and Asia, seven of the top 10 and 14 of the world’s top 20.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe Together they accounted for 64.89% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 54.56%.
..The epidemic situation in Thailand…
According to Worldometer data this morning, the number of deaths yesterday The 13th highest in the world and the 2nd in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from 1 May until the number of reports is greatly reduced.
.Update COVID-19…
The WHO weekly epidemiological update on June 15, 2022 points out that Globally, the number of deaths from COVID-19 rose 4% last week (over 8,700 deaths).
While infection tends to be much higher in some continents such as Southeast Asia. Thailand (which included Thailand) saw a 33% increase in weekly infection rates.
America There was a 13% increase in infection rates and a 58% increase in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The above information reflects our awareness of the situation around the world that is not yet stable. And there can be eruptions if careless. Routine sample prevention can reduce the risk.
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Long COVID update…
Millet C et al from USA Follow-up assessments of 173 coronavirus cases since 2020 to see how well they are pending. It is assessed until 2 years after infection. About half of the patients who have a history of infection need to be treated in a hospital. It was found that…
At 1 year after infection About half (50.8%) reported having at least one uncommon symptom, while up to a quarter (23.1%) still had symptoms two years after infection.
This research reflects that infection, even after curing, There is a risk of Long COVID and it will last a long time. deteriorate quality of life performance of life, work and long-term cost burden Protecting yourself from infection is the best.
Dr Theera emphasized that the Thai situation reconfirm that Wearing a mask is a necessary weapon to support us safely through the crisis. Masks should be worn regularly.
“Parents, guardians and teachers should protect themselves and take care of their children closely because children are highly infectious. and most importantly, small children have not been vaccinated Now is not the time to take off the mask.”
refer :
Millet C et al. Symptoms Persist in Patients Two Years after COVID-19 infection: A Prospective Follow Up Study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 16 June 2022.
Source: Facebook page “Thira Woratanarat”