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Covid cases, deaths on the rise
Online Reporters, Published on 02/05/2023
» The number of Covid-19 inpatients rose to 1,811 last week (from April 23 to 29), up from 1,088 in the previous week, and related deaths doubled from five to 10 over the same period, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Covid strains from West more serious than from China, says virologist
Online Reporters, Published on 06/01/2023
» New coronavirus strains from visitors arriving from western countries could pose a higher health threat than older strains from tourists arriving from China, according to virologist Yong Poovorawan.
First patient with Deltacron covid strain in Thailand fully recovered
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2022
» The first patient diagnosed with the XBC Deltacron covid strain in Thailand has fully recovered and the symptoms were not severe, the director-general of the Department of Medical Sciences said on Wednesday.
First local case of BQ.1 Covid variant found in foreign man from China
Online Reporters, Published on 19/10/2022
» The first case of domestic infection with the highly-transmissible, immunity-evasive BQ.1 Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a 40-year-old foreign man who arrived from China, according to the Medical Sciences Department chief.
Highly contagious, 3rd generation Covid arrives
Online Reporters, Published on 13/09/2022
» The Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital has reported confirmation of a case of a highly contagious, third generation of Covid-19.
Covid-19 to be declared endemic in October
Online Reporters, Published on 19/08/2022
» The government will declare Covid-19 endemic in October, and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will then no longer be the main agency dealing with the disease.
Five confirmed cases of antibody-resistant Covid
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2022
» There are now five confirmed infections in Thailand of the antibody-resistant sub-variant of Covid-19, BA.2.75, and health authorities are closely watching its development.
Covid antibodies offer weak defence against fast-spreading BA.5 sub-variant
Online Reporters, Published on 25/07/2022
» Antibodies are less effective in protecting people from the stronger, now-dominant BA.5 sub-variant of Covid-19, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
First case of antibody-avoiding Covid subvariant detected
Online Reporters, Published on 20/07/2022
» The first case of Covid-19 attributed to a new antibody-avoiding subvariant, BA.2.75, has been detected in Thailand, but experts do not foresee it causing serious outbreaks, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics.
New Omicron sub-variants found to be more severe
Online Reporters, Published on 11/07/2022
» The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Covid-19 are more severe than other sub-variants of the Omicron strain, and less affected by antibodies, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.