Assoc.Prof.Dr. Teera Worathanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted a message on facebook Thira Woratanarat about the situation of the outbreak of the coronavirus “Omicron”
January 24, 2022
has exceeded 351 million
Yesterday around the world, 2,150,102 more people died, 4,566 more deaths, totaling 351,897,549 people, 5,614,275 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were India, France, USA, Italy and Brazil.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia, Europe and North America which together accounted for 87.18 percent of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 83.07%.
Recently, the number of new infections from Europe accounted for 46.74% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths rose to 35.65%.
Yesterday, the number of new infections was five of the top 10 countries from Europe and 10 of the top 20 in the world.
…Looking at the continent of Asia
The daily number of new infections in Asia is 1.27 times more than North and South America combined.
As Japan continues to break daily records With 54,180 added, more than double the record high of the Delta Ripple.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera further stated that Omicron BA.2 The BA.2 strain is now reported to be more common in countries such as Denmark, India, Singapore, Sweden, United Kingdom (Photo Credit: Topol E).
There is not much information about the severity. and vaccine resistance Is it different from the Omicron BA.1 strain that is currently spreading heavily around the world? But in terms of the rate of infection It was initially noted that it may be more sensitive than BA.1.
Looking at the location of the mutations shown in the figure, BA.2 differs from BA.1 in many places, but research needs to be done to determine the extent of transmission, virulence and vaccine resistance. sure
We are Thai in Asia. Outbreak ripples are slower than other continents. Therefore, they must be aware of the situation. and keep protecting yourself strictly as a routine
Wear a mask. Two layers. The inner layer is a mask. The outer layer is a cloth mask.
bypass the crowded poor ventilation
Avoid eating and drinking with others.
See fewer people, get shorter, stay more than one meter from other people.
If you are sick, you should stop studying, take a break from work and get medical treatment.
Long COVID issue is something that everyone should be aware of.
