Thailand COVID February 9 – Thailand Ministry of Health reports 13,182 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 24 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 8,571 recovered patients.
The global cases are now at 400,428,718 cases since the pandemic began. There were 5,781,769 total casualties and 320,737,052 recoveries. At the moment there are 73,909,897 active cases of which, 89,919 are in critical condition.
The US has recorded the most cases standing at 78,556,139. This is followed by India at 42,409,052. Third is Brazil at 26,776,620 followed by France at 20,804,372. The UK stands at number five with 17,932,803.
The world continues to tackle the latest wave of COVID 19 which is dominated by the omicron variant. WHO has announced a variant of concern in November of 2021. There are fresh reports from over 54 countries of a new sub-lineage called BA.2. This variant is said to be more contagious than the original one. Additional studies are on the way to see if it is deadlier than previously identified variants.
Many countries are also relaxing measures against COVID. Although the new variant is contagious it is less deadly. Many borders are reopening along with business capacity increasing. The World Health Organization advises keeping basic measures in place. These include social distancing, wearing a mask, frequent washing of hands, and vaccination. Their main concern is the virus mutating into a deadlier lineage.
Countries are also beginning to distribute vaccinations for children below the age of 12. They are also encouraging adults to get a booster shot to increase immunity. If there a no new variants of covid, it could be declared an endemic this year.
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