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New COVID-19 infections in Thailand are highly contagious G viral strain – Dr. Yong

 

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The coronavirus strain, found among quarantined Thai returnees from abroad, is the mutated G strain, which has been spreading in the United States and Europe. It is not the S strain, which originally spread in Thailand, according to Dr. Yong Poovorawan of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand’s top virologist.

 

He said that, if there is a second wave of infections in Thailand, the G strain virus, or G614, will be dominant, because it is about ten times more contagious than the S strain, originally identified in Asia, but it does not appear to be more deadly.

 

Dr. Yong said that the CCSA has been cooperating closely, with the Institute for Prevention and Control of Urban Diseases, to study infections in state quarantine facilities, so that Thailand will be better prepared in case there is a second outbreak, most likely of the G strain. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/new-covid-19-infections-in-thailand-are-highly-contagious-g-viral-strain-dr-yong/

 

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With a 100% certainty that would happen as soon as there are land, air, and sea border relaxations. However, Thailand, with almost probably a very low (acknowledged) infection rate, if at all, has a better chance of containing a future out break to within reasonable numbers.

 

And as the mutated strain - at the moment - is apparently quantified as no less deadly, not only death rates in Thailand would be low, but more survivors would become immune - which is the next best outcome to a vaccine.

 

  

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6 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Its estimated that 45% of cases are asymptomatic for the entire duration of infection. 35% have mild symptoms, 15% are severe infection, requiring oxygen and 5% are critical infections, requiring ventilation.

 

Mild symptoms can still make you extremely sick with long term health problems.

https://time.com/5842669/coronavirus-asymptomatic-transmission/

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6 minutes ago, Anton9 said:

Not disputing the findings from that but one study from a ship does not make it a worldwide statistic. "It’s difficult to extrapolate the results to larger populations"

 

I was quoting figures from WHO.

 

Its not clear yet but to say 80% of people have no symptoms whatsoever is pushing it

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

The coronavirus strain, found among quarantined Thai returnees from abroad, is the mutated G strain, which has been spreading in the United States and Europe. It is not the S strain, which originally spread in Thailand, according to Dr. Yong Poovorawan of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand’s top virologist.

 

He said that, if there is a second wave of infections in Thailand, the G strain virus, or G614, will be dominant, because it is about ten times more contagious than the S strain, originally identified in Asia, but it does not appear to be more deadly.

Maybe he should also have mentioned that he was getting this information from this peer reviewed study.

 

Tracking changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: evidence that D614G increases infectivity of the COVID-19 virus

 

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30820-5

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27 minutes ago, NB1986 said:

Indeed the G strain is more contagious but less lethal than S strain, and this virologist should also explain people that if virus mutates and spread faster is less lethal, the first wave the S strain was less contagious but more lethal in the end it will be just like an ordinary flu which also kills yearly up to 650.000 people. We have to accept that virus will stay here but it will be less lethal also because of more people will create antibodies. Is definetely not good to scaring off people with such facts and say that virus is more contagious but not say fact that is less lethal. 

Its reported that the G strain is more infectious yes, by around 10 times, but I've found no study claiming it to be less lethal?

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