On November 17, 2022 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Worathanarat or “Doctor Theera” Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post “Thira Woratanarat“ to the point”COVID-19” indicates that
ATK precautions
Reiterate, “If exposed to the risk” should observe abnormal symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, headache, muscle pain, nasal congestion, runny nose, and sneezing after exposure to the risk for a period of one week.
“Check ATK” If the first negative result Repeat the examination every other day for a total of 3 times (day 1, 3, and 5).
But if detected as a positive result often translates to infection (There is less chance of false positives) and should go through the standard treatment process. Isolate yourself from others for at least 7-10 days until your symptoms improve, you don’t have a fever, and your ATK test shows a negative result. always wear a mask Don’t share food and use. don’t get close and not eating and drinking with others
when an infection is detected You should avoid using drugs, herbs, supplements, etc. that are not in line with international standards of COVID treatment. Whether it’s parasite killers, psychiatric drugs, vegetables, herbs. for which there is still insufficient evidence or has been proven to be ineffective in the treatmentCOVID-19
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“If you are sick, unwell, suspected to be COVID-19”
Should test with ATK, if it’s positive, it means infected. Follow the instructions above. in order to be able to be properly maintained And receive antiviral drugs to treat COVID-19 as prescribed and according to international standards
But if there is a sickness, but “Check ATK” The first time was negative. Check again every day. Consecutively for at least 3 days because the ATK test may give a reasonable false negative result. (infected but tested negative)
During abnormal symptoms But after checking, it’s not infected with that COVID. In addition to taking medicines to treat symptoms such as antipyretics, nasal decongestants, cough medicines, drink enough water and rest. Should practice strict self-protection, separate from others, always wear a mask. Even when staying at home with family members
…consistent self-defense Avoid daily risks Get the booster vaccination as scheduled. and wearing a mask properly while roaming, working, studying or traveling outside It will greatly reduce the risk.
so that you don’t have to wait The guard touched the risk. or when sick with symptoms
“Doctor Theera” disclose the issue”COVID-19“In addition, yesterday (November 16, 2022) around the world there were 287,916 additional deaths, 647 deaths, a total of 641,288,543 deaths, a total of 6,618,821 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are:
- Japan
- South Korea
- France
- Taiwan
- Indonesia
As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 16 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day around the world right now from Asia and Europe Together, it accounted for 93.98 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 86.24 percent.
Update from WHO
The World Health Organization issued its latest WHO Weekly Epidemiological Update last night, November 16, 2022.
Currently, the Omicron virus occupies 99.2% of the global epidemic. If we analyze the main substrains, it will be found that BA.5 accounted for 73.2%, BA.2 to 6.3%, BA.4 to 3.5%, and other subspecies. Unspecified 14.4%
As for the subspecies that are notable because of mutations from the BA.5 and BA.2 groups, there is a steady increase in the following:
- BQ.1.x increased to 16.2%
- BA.5 with multiple position mutations (R346X, K444X, V445X, N450D and/or N460X) increased to 23.3%, with over 80% of this cohort being BA.5 with R346X position mutations.
- BA.2.75 increased to 5.4%
- XBB rose slightly to 2%.
Mutant subspecies tend to use more delta-like mechanisms.
Research by Aggrawal A and colleagues from the University of New South Wales. Australia Published in the International Medical Journal eBioMedicine, October 2022.
This indicates the dynamic nature of new Omicron virus substrains. The mutant was developed from BA.5, which is presently known as There is a trend reversal to a mechanism of cell binding through the TMPRSS2 receptor, more similar to the delta strain.
We know that This mechanism increases binding to lower respiratory cells. Therefore, it may cause more severe illness in infected individuals than previous Omicron strains such as BA.1, BA.2, BA.4 and even BA.5 itself, which have been proven to use other mechanisms in The infection enters the cell is endocytosis.
For our Thais, now the infection is clearly increasing.
need to be aware of the situation Update accurate and timely knowledge, live with consciousness, carelessness, and avoid risky behaviors. Risky, crowded, poorly ventilated place
Always observe the symptoms of yourself and those around you. If you are sick, cough, sore throat, fever, headache, muscle pain, nasal congestion, voice change/hoarseness, think about it.COVID-19 with it always and should be inspected and maintained do not mingle with others
Wearing a mask properly while traveling, working, studying or traveling. It will greatly reduce the risk.
Infection doesn’t end just chilling, but can get sick and die, and risks long-term problems like Long COVID.
refer
Aggrawal A et al. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5: Evolving tropism and evasion of potent humoral responses and resistance to clinical immunotherapeutics relative to viral variants of concern. eBioMedicine. October 2022.