Head of the Medical Genome Center Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, came out to provide information that Covid-19, Omicron BA.2 strain that is currently spreading in Thailand. Even though it’s not as severe as the Delta breed, but it’s easy to get infected and is still at risk of Long Covid.
Today (6 Apr 65) Prof. Kiatkun Dr. Wasan Chantrathit, Head of the Medical Genome Center Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University Has come out to comment on the outbreak of COVID-19, Omicron strain BA.2 after the beginning of the outbreak of BA.2 strain in December 2021 and can now be considered as a late The main species that have spread in Thailand are in Thailand.
The head of the medical genome center said that the BA.2 strain of the covid-19 virus is still virulent and spread well. but with both vaccination protection including immunity from natural infections increasing the number of people in the country
causing the virulence of the mutated virus in the later period It is not as severe as earlier species such as Delta. This is considered a joint development of both humans and viruses. In the future, there is a forecast from the World Health Organization or WHO about future outbreaks. which may be divided into two forms:
1. The virus will be more severe. 2. The virus is progressively decreasing. Both are possible, so the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is vaccination and the development of medicines is essential to prevent future disease.
It also disclosed preparations for entering endemic diseases in July. that there is a possibility but must have cooperation from all sectors, especially the measures of self-care that must remain the same as well as all over the world to have similar measures
Especially the loosening of lockdown measures, but the WHO is still worried about the occurrence of the covid crisis. because in many countries there is still a problem especially those infected with covid-19 after being healed who were found to have symptoms of Long Covid
Although there is no data on the death But there is still not enough information. That when I have a disease, when will I recover from covid? The same is true for methods of treatment that do not have a fixed cure.
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