2023-04-17 08:28:22
In the midst of fun during the Songkran Festival 2023 that has been away for many years Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has issued a light warning. about the situation of COVID-19 that has calmed down in recent months that After Songkran More people may be found sick with COVID-19 and so far, people infected with COVID-19 have been found. subspecies XBB.1.16 already in Thailand, 6 cases
Covid XBB.1.16 come from? How scary will it be? And is it more dangerous than the past strains of COVID? became a question in one fell swoop After Thai people and the world lost their fear of COVID-19 Together for several months…
Get to know COVID XBB.1.16 first encountered in India
The presence of the COVID subspecies XBB.1.16 occurred when it was first identified in a random sampling of COVID-19. in india In January 2023, the subspecies of COVID XBB.1.16 are COVID-19 hybrids or hybrids of strains BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. It is a descendant of Omicron BA.2, nicknamed ‘Invisible Omicron’, which is the main strain that has spread around the world since March 2022.
XBB.1.16 was named Arcturus (Arcturus).
The XBB.1.16 subspecies of COVID is named ‘Arcturus’ for short, which Thai people call ‘Daung Kaew’. It is the brightest star in the Herds constellation. due to being classified as COVID-19 Interesting candidates to watch
22 March 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified COVID XBB.1.16 as a “variant under monitoring”, which means that the XBB.1.16 subspecies is genetically altered. that may affect the nature of the virus Including the possibility to create a growth advantage than other species.
However, the fact that the World Health Organization still classifies the subspecies of COVID XBB.1.16 as a virus that is being watched. It’s because it’s considered less of a concern. An interesting strain of “variant of interest”, which is expected to be a virus that spreads more easily than other strains. Or can better avoid immunity, for example, the WHO has classified the XBB.1.15 strain of COVID as an interesting strain.
Is COVID Arcturus More Dangerous?
According to the World Health Organization report, COVID XBB.1.16 or Arcturus is currently It is similar to Covid XBB.1.15 except with one additional mutation at the spike protein. or the spike protein, which is an important part of the virus used to attach to human cells.
The results of laboratory studies show that The mutation of the COVID-19 virus at the site of this spike protein causes an increase in infection. and increased potential for disease which may refer to COVID Arcturus can spread faster But so far there is no indication that COVID-19 will lead to more severe illness.
A University of Tokyo study showed that COVID XBB.1.16 was able to spread 1.27 times more than strains XBB.1 and XBB.1.15, leading experts to warn that COVID XBB.1.16 has the potential to spread. Pandemic around the world in the near future.
‘This is one of the COVID-19 cases that are being watched,’ said Dr. Maria van Kerkov, technical lead for the COVID-19 mission. World Health Organization spokesman during a press conference on March 29, 2023.
Symptoms of COVID XBB.1.16
According to a report on New Delhi TV, people are infected with the coronavirus. There may be many symptoms such as sore throat, nasal congestion, fever, fatigue, cough, headache, muscle pain. and stomach discomfort
While many patients infected with COVID XBB.1.16 have eye irritation and redness. This is a symptom not seen in people infected with COVID in past waves of outbreaks.
However, the WHO said there was no indication that people infected with COVID-19 would develop severe illness requiring hospital admissions. or have a serious illness that requires admission to the ICU or increased deaths
Arcturus has been found in at least 29 countries.
According to the World Health Organization, people have been infected with COVID-19. Already in at least 29 countries, including Singapore, India, Nepal, the US, Australia, the UK and Thailand, as of late February 2023, Arcturus cases were still estimated at 0.21% of the global total of COVID-19 cases. a month later increased to 3.96%
Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 7.2% of people were infected with XBB.1.16 as of the weekend of April 15.
COVID-19 Situation in India
As for India, it is now finding the number of people infected with COVID-19. The number of new cases has continued to rise in recent weeks. On April 13, 2023, the Indian Ministry of Health reported that 10,158 new cases of COVID-19 were found, a jump of 30% compared to the previous day.
Especially found people addicted to COVID-19 New cases soar in Maharashtra and New Delhi capital city of india thus making it now There have been 44,998 people with COVID-19 showing symptoms so far.
meanwhile India’s Health Ministry reported an increase in cases of COVID-19 from 21.6% in February to 35.8% in March. But no more cases of COVID-19 have been hospitalized or died.
Called the XBB.1.16 COVID outbreak, it is being watched all over the world. While, according to experts in communicable disease It is predicted that COVID XBB.1.16 will definitely come and is also a candidate to rule the world in the near future.
Author : Aranya Srichannit
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