The BA. 4 and BA. 5 sub-variants of Covid-19 are more severe compared to other sub-variants of the Omicron strain, plus less affected by antibodies, according to the Department associated with Medical Sciences.
Director-general Supakit Sirilak said in the weekly update over the BA. 4 plus BA. 5 scenario on Monday that will BA. 4 and BA. 5 instances had grown gradually in Bangkok in the last four weeks, from 12% to 50%, 68% and 72% of examined cases.
“Most cases in Bangkok had been BA. 4 and BA. 5 bacterial infections, like imported cases, ” Dr Supakit said.
He said, BA. 4 and PURSE. 5 infections also gradually increased consist of provinces, from 6% to 17% and 34% on a weekly basis.
“BA. 4 and BA. 5 bacterial infections started to surpass HANDBAG. 1 and PURSE. 2 slowly… PURSE. 4 and PURSE. 5 were a lot more widespread in Bangkok than in other provinces, but naturally such a situation begins within Bangkok and will slowly expand to other locations, ” Dr Supakit said.
Regarding the severity of BA. 4 and BA. 5, this individual said 77% associated with patients with severe lung inflammation and fatalities in Bangkok had the two sub-variants, while 23% of them had the PURSE. 2 sub-variant of Covid-19’s Omicron strain.
Consist of provinces, BA. 4 and BA. 5 were found in 47% of people with severe lung inflammation and people who died. More than 33% of patients with moderate symptoms were identified as having BA. 4 plus BA. 5.
“So, data from Bangkok and other provinces initially reveal that BA. four and BA. five sub-variants are more serious than BA. 2, ” Dr Supakit said.
Globally, BA. five was confirmed within 52% of Covid-19 cases between June 26 and Come july 1st 6, up through 37% in the 06 19-25 period. HANDBAG. 4 was in 12% up from 11%, Dr Supakit stated, citing data from your World Health Company.
“This shows that BA. 5 is more transmissible than BA. 4, inch he said.
However , WHO ELSE had not concluded BA. 4 and PURSE. 5 were significantly more severe that other sub-variants, he stated.
Up to now, worldwide data showed that antibodies were less effective at protecting against the two sub-variants, Doctor Supakit said.
“This implies that those who earlier caught BA. 1 or BA. 2 sub-variants can again be infected with HANDBAG. 4 and HANDBAG. 5 sub-variants, inch he said.
People should continue to wear face masks, wash their hands frequently and prevent crowded places, to ensure that hospital beds may not be fully busy in the event that BA. 4 and BA. five were both extremely transmissible and really more severe, Dr Supakit said.