On 18 July 65 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted a message via Facebook, Thira Woratanarat stated that…
Yesterday worldwide, 482,377 more people died, 502 more deaths, totaling 567,561,312 people, 6,387,421 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were Japan, France, Italy, South Korea and Australia.
Yesterday, the number of new infections included countries from Europe and Asia, seven of the top 10 and 14 of the world’s top 20.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe together accounted for 79.04% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 63.34%.
…The epidemic situation of Thailand
From this morning’s Worldometer data, it was found that
Number of deaths yesterday 9th highest in the world and 3rd in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from 1 May until the number of reports is greatly reduced.
…Update Long COVID in cancer patients
Dagher H and team from MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas united states The results were published in medRxiv on July 15, 2022.
by studying in patients with cancer and infected with COVID-19, totaling 312 people from March to September 2020 and follow-up until May 2021.
Found that up to 188 people, or 60.25%, experienced Long COVID in the post-infectious period.
However, when looking at the duration of symptoms of Long COVID abnormalities among cancer patients followed in this study, It was found that half experienced problems for about 7 months, with the other half longer. and dragged on for a period of 14 months until the end of the study
The most common abnormalities in cancer patients included fatigue/tiredness 82%, sleep problems 78%, muscle pain 67%, gastrointestinal disorders 61%, and others such as headaches and fatigue. Abnormal taste or smell, cough, etc.
Females suffer from Long COVID twice more than males (67% and 37%, respectively).
The results of this research Emphasizes the importance of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Because it can happen to people of all genders, ages, and statuses, whether they are infected with no symptoms, few symptoms or severe symptoms.
Stick… not just us. but may spread to family members
Especially if people who are infected have chronic disease will be at an increased risk of serious illness, death, and long-term COVID
The Long COVID problem is a global concern. because it impairs the quality of life Performance in daily life and work It is also a cost burden to the patient, family and society in the long run.
Sick or die, usually ending in a short time But I believe that no one wants to suffer from a chronic illness that impairs their ability to live long-term.
Long COVID, there is no specific cure or prevention.
Vaccination reduces the chance of long-term COVID by about 15%.
The best defense is protection against infection
With the current epidemic situation in Thailand Wearing a mask correctly is very important. Time to roam outside the house. This will greatly reduce the risk of infection spreading.
Emphasize once again that Omicron BA.5, if anyone is infected Should be separated from others for at least 10 days, this is absolutely necessary.