On December 15, 2022, Assoc. Prof. Thira Worathanarat, MD, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted a message via Facebook Thira Woratanarat stating the message …
Yesterday, around the world, there were 457,849 additional infections, 887 additional deaths, a total of 655,316,955 people, and a total of 6,663,368 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are Japan, France, South Korea, the United States and Taiwan.
Yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day around the world right now from Asia and Europe together representing 90.86 percent of the world while the number of deaths accounted for 77.22 percent
…WHO estimates the number of deaths related to COVID-19.
Msemburi W from the World Health Organization and colleagues published the results of the study in the global journal Nature yesterday, December 14, 2022.
by evaluating that Number of deaths from COVID-19 The number of reported deaths worldwide is lower than the actual number of deaths. The number of excess deaths from all causes related to COVID-19 infection between 2020 and 2021 reached 14.83 million.
The number of such excess deaths This is 2.74 times higher than the reported number of deaths from COVID in the first two years of the outbreak (5.42 million).
…Results of the study above It is consistent with data from different countries. It has been presented, for example, in Singapore, where the excess mortality rate is in the cohort with COVID-19. It is possible that infection contributes to various underlying diseases. severe and can lead to death
…For our Thai people, Ourworldindata data This indicates that the situation of excess mortality is higher than many countries around the world. Especially in the past two years since the second wave until now. And clearly after the outbreak of Delta and Omicron, consistent with daily news from various media. Presented to recognize that someone has died at home, at the fort, or otherwise. without being in the system for reporting deaths from COVID
regular defense Living with consciousness, carelessness, responsibility for oneself, family and society is necessary.
Be aware of the situation around you will behave correctly.
….Update knowledge of COVID-19 from NIAID NIH, USA
Stein SR et al., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, USA. The results of the study were published in the journal Nature on December 14, 2022.
by studying the corpses of 44 people who died from COVID-19
The essence is that the virus is detected spreading in the tissues of various organs. every system in the body It can be detected in the dead body up to 8 months (230 days) after infection and symptoms.
The results of this study reinforce that COVID-19 infection not common cold But it looks like an infection that spreads to all systems in the body. The research team estimated that Such a systemic mechanism of infection is likely to be related to the problem of Long COVID, which is seen in large numbers of patients around the world after early recovery from infection. And it is necessary to extend the study to understand Long COVID in order to find a way to continue care.
…prevent yourself from getting infected Or not to get re-infected is the best.
The epidemic situation in Thailand has many infections each day.
should receive the booster vaccination as scheduled especially if the last dose was more than 6 months ago.
Avoid risky activities, crowded places, poor ventilation.
Choose to use a restaurant to eat and drink. with staff wearing masks Keep distance between services and not crowded.
is very important Wearing a mask properly covers your mouth and nose during daily life outside the home. It will greatly reduce the risk.
refer
1. Msemburi W et al. The WHO estimates of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature. 14 December 2022.
2. Stein SR et al. SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence in the human body and brain at autopsy. Nature. 14 December 2022.
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