Professor.Dr.Teera Woratanarat Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine posted on Facebook Thira Woratanarat said that 3 October 2022
Yesterday, 236,498 people were infected worldwide, 487 more deaths, bringing the total to 623,446,523, with 6,550,573 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were Taiwan, France, Russia, Japan and Italy.
Yesterday, the number of new infections had countries from Europe and Asia occupying eight of the top 10 and 16 of the top 20 in the world.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe together account for 94.8% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths account for 77.82%.
Thailand’s epidemic situation cannot be assessed because there is no report
while what can be compared The number of excess deaths (excess deaths) compared to the previous year of the outbreak, it was found that between 2020 and August 2022, there were approximately 119,408 excess deaths in Thailand.
In almost the last 11 months (31 October 2021 to 31 August 2022), the number of excess deaths has reached 72,465.
compared to the general picture of different countries The number of excess deaths per million people in Thailand is higher than many countries around the world. Except for some countries that are higher than us, such as America, the United Kingdom, etc.
Update information about COVID-19
A study conducted in Norway by Jalali N et al found that Omicron strains were 1.41 times more infectious in households than Delta strains.
Omicron’s home diffusion rate is as high as 51%, while Delta’s is 36%.
Wearing a mask correctly and consistently during everyday life can greatly reduce the risk. it will not be disseminated to household members
A covid-19 infection is not a common cold. and not the flu
Prolonged COVID problems can be prevented by protecting yourself from infection. or if you have been addicted before It prevents re-infection. because the more often The risk is more like a shadow.
refer
Jalali N et al. Increased homing transmission and immune escape of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron compared to Delta variants. Nature Communication. 29 September 2022.
