On December 12, 2022 “Doctor Manoon” or Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong Specialist in diseases of the respiratory system Vichaiyut Hospital Post a message via Facebook to “COVID-19” indicate that
Thailand needs to keep an eye on what strains of the COVID-19 virus are spreading in India. Because many times there is an epidemic of a new mutant COVID virus in India. After a while, the epidemic of that strain was found in Thailand.
Look back on the virusCOVID-19 The Delta species was first discovered in India in late 2020 and soon spread. A global pandemic And Thailand has a large epidemic from the Delta species in the middle of the year 2021.
In June 2022, India first identified the BA.2.75 subspecies of the COVID-19 virus. Replaced subspecies BA.5, endemic in India. and spread to many countries Thailand is currently experiencing a new outbreak of COVID-19. Caused by the BA.2.75 virus strain.
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India is starting to see an outbreak of the virus.Covid strain XBB which is a hybrid of the COVID-19 strains BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 (see picture), it is believed to soon replace the strain BA.2.75 in India. Thailand can be prepared that After the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus strain BA.2.75, there will soon beXBB strains spread like India Because this new species is more contagious than the old species. and avoid immunity from vaccination or natural infection better than the original strain
current virusnew strain of covidIt takes only 3-4 months shorter than before to replace the original species. And caused a new pandemic over and over again all over the world. Fortunately, the new strains of the COVID virus do not cause severe illness and death like the Delta strain. Especially those who received 4 doses of vaccine, that is, received 2 doses of the vaccine and followed by 2 booster doses.