Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post states that April 5, 2023
Yesterday, around the world, there were 41,986 more infections, 138 more deaths, a total of 684,169,290 people, and a total of 6,832,807 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are South Korea, Japan, Russia, the United States and Poland.
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 around the world right now from Asia and Europe Combined, accounting for 90.86 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 78.98 percent.
Update knowledge of Long COVID
1. Effect of infection on absenteeism
O’Regan E and colleagues from Denmark Assess the impact of COVID-19 infection. Regarding taking leave of absence for reasons of illness in the later period
It was found that people who had previously been infected with COVID had more absence from work because of sickness than people who were not infected.
On average, for every 1,000 people who had been infected before, there were people who took more than a month of absence from work in the 1-9 months after infection. 33 times more than the uninfected group.
The characteristics of people who are at risk of having to take a lot of leave are female, aged 50 years and over, including people with underlying diseases.
2. Long COVID causes more disability
Howe S et al from the University of Melbourne. Australia has evaluated the impact of the Long COVID situation caused by the spread of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 strains of the COVID-19 virus that spread during the previous year
It was found that Long COVID increases the number of years that the population has to live with disability by 5,200 years (Years of living with disabilities: YLDs).
However, when compared to the number of years living with total disability caused by COVID-19, Long COVID is the main cause. This accounted for up to three quarters (74%).
The global epidemic situation and the overall number of deaths are on a downward trend.
But we all know that Each day there are victims who are sick. and died from COVID-19 continually
We also know that Complete vaccination booster Will help reduce the risk of severe illness, death and Long COVID, but not 100% guaranteed. Don’t be careless, so it’s very important.
Adjust the environment at home, work, and travel to have good ventilation.
wearing a mask correctly It will greatly reduce the risk.
individual risk more or less different It depends on the way of life of that person.
Each infection can be severely ill, fatal, and risk of Long COVID as well.
protect yourself from infection or not repeating is the best
refer
1. O’Regan E et al. Covid-19 and post-acute sick leave: a hybrid register and questionnaire study in the adult Danish population. medRxiv. 31 March 2023.
2. Howe S et al. The health impact of long COVID during the 2021–2022 Omicron wave in Australia: a quantitative burden of disease study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 3 April 2023.