As we scroll through the vibrant digital tapestries of social media, one Facebook revelation catches our eye, courtesy of the scholarly luminary from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor Thira Woratanarat. This isn’t your everyday status update, my dear readers—it’s a beacon of insight into the ghostly dance of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.86.xBA.5, which, just for a spot of added excitement, outstrips its viral ancestors in transmissibility.
And with this insidious spread comes a rather unsettling uptick in cases of pneumonia, the kind with a COVID-19 calling card. Picture this: a four-month high, a literal breath-taking crescendo in the symphony of sickness. Now, let’s dive into some numbers of this unwanted holiday season from December’s frosty embrace (24th to 30th), shall we?
At center stage in our numerical narrative, we have the hospitalized souls—594 of them, to be exact. This marks a 7% hike up the hill of the infirm compared to the week before. Fatalities are mercifully few at 3, but even one is too many in this grand tapestry of life.
The plot thickens with pneumonia cases skyrocketing to 120, leaping over the past 3-week benchmark and boasting a chilling 6.2% acceleration from the last week—and, get this, climbing to the zenith we’ve not seen since the early breaths of September.
Then there’s the matter of ventilators, those mechanical beacons of hope. Cases needing such support gasped up to 74, a 13.8% climb, vaulting to their peak in over 4 months. And this number isn’t playing coy—it’s been boldly ascending for 4 flagrant weeks.
Our estimations teeter between 4,243 to 5,893 fresh infections per diem. Yes, you read that right, dear reader. Per. Diem. So what’s the game plan? Well, the Public Health Ministry is putting on its game face and advising a tried-and-true trio: booster jabs, masks up, and distance kept. Social, of course—we’re not barbarians.
Speaking of boosters, your golden ticket awaits at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, nestled in the embrace of the Public Health Ministry. Fancy a jab? Monday through Friday, 8am to 3pm—they’ve got you covered.
Now, as Thailand navigates these treacherous viral waters, your friendly neighborhood ministry holds its vigilant gaze steady, ready to leap into action when the unseen foe dares to press its advantage.
But we’re not just passive observers in this tale of microbial conquest. Oh no. We, dear readers, are part of the saga. So let’s embrace our role. Mask up. Jab up. And let’s keep our chins—and hopes—up high as we pen our own victory against this infinitesimal adversary.
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