Omikron has mutated BA.2, Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences, reveals that 9 cases of infection have been found in Thailand.
On January 26, 65, reporters reported that Dr. Supakit Sirilak, Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences revealed that the Department of Medical Sciences Continuously monitor the situation of outbreaks of species in the country and monitor the worrying species that may be encountered by travelers entering the country continuously. with mutation detection technology Since April 2021 onwards
by monitoring the mutation of COVID-19 with networks across the country Domestic subspecies of omikron were BA.1 and BA.2, with the BA.2 subspecies detected on January 2, 2022, and reported in the GSAID database on January 19, 2022. BA .3 not found in Thailand
Currently, the Department of Medical Sciences A total of 9 cases of omikron subspecies BA.2 were infected. The main genetic feature of the BA.2 subspecies omikron was that no mutations were found on the protein spike of site 69-70. Unlike BA.1 and BA.3, follow-up did not find any differences from the BA.1 subspecies in terms of rapid transmission, severe symptoms, or the ability to evade immunity. from previous infections or vaccinations
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