On January 2, 2023, Assoc. Professor Dr. Thira Worrathanat or “Doctor Thira” Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine Facebook post about the matter”COVID-19“Indicates that
Yesterday, worldwide, there were 232,270 more infections, 532 more deaths, a total of 665,020,868 people, 6,697,458 total deaths.
The top 5 most infected are:
- Japanese people
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
- France
As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day worldwide at the moment from Asia and Europe Together, it accounted for 97.08 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 93.6 percent.
different countries’ policies about people traveling from China
Latest Morocco Declares the ban as the first country Due to the large number of cases in China
Memory problems among people who have had Covid-19
Miskowiak KW et al. From Denmark. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Medical Journal on December 28, 2022.
Assessment in patients presenting to the clinic Long covid 194 people who had a history of infectionCOVID-19 7 ± 4 months previously, with 91 infected requiring hospitalization and 103 not hospitalized.
44-53% of them were found to have a cognitive impairment, with working memory and memory problems being detected. including problems in controlling and making decisions the ability to communicate through speech
Both infected groups were in hospital. and the group that does not need to go to hospital They all have the same cognitive and memory problems. and affect the quality of life and performance in living and working
However, the above problems are more common among the elderly. have a congenital or infected disease until hospitalisation
The current situation in Thailand You need to live a conscious life, not carelessly, protect yourself regularly.
Protection against infection or re-infection is best
After travelling, meeting, socializing and taking part in the last year’s festive activities. You should assess your own risk. Watch for any abnormal symptoms. If you feel sick, you shouldCheck ATK Immediately on your own. If it’s positive, it means it’s infected. Isolation from other people is required for 7-10 days until symptoms improve, no fever and repeated negative results.
But if you don’t feel good, you get a negative result, don’t trust it. Repeat the test at least 3 days in a row as it can be false negative.
wearing a mask correctly during everyday life will greatly reduce the risk.
I refer
Miskowiak KW et al. Cognitive impairment among patients in a long-covid clinic: prevalence, pattern and relationship to illness severity, work function and quality of life. J affect disorder. 28 December 2022.
