Samut Sakhon Covid matches GH strain from India, Myanmar: Lab results

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Samut Sakhon Covid matches GH strain from India, Myanmar: Lab results

By The Nation

 

 

The Covid-19 strain responsible for the outbreak in Samut Sakhon matches the variant of the virus that is common in Myanmar and India, the Department of Medical Sciences said on Wednesday.

 

The department decoded the genetic sequence of Covid-19 from both Thai and Myanmar patients, and found a match between the two, said the department’s director-general Dr Supakit Sirilak.

 

Laboratory tests showed that the GH strain is responsible for the Samut Sakhon outbreak. This is the same strain behind the outbreak in Myanmar’s Shan state that recently spread to the Thai border districts of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai province and Mae Sot in Tak. The GH strain of Covid-19 has spread widely in India, from where it likely entered Myanmar’s Rakhine state before spreading to Thailand. It does not match the strain responsible for Covid-19 in Indonesia, Thailand’s trade and seafood partner to the south.

 

The GH strain was likely spread to Thailand by Myanmar migrant workers who crossed the border illegally at Mae Sot, said Supakit.

 

He added that most common variants of the Covid-19 virus seen in Thailand were the S strains from Europe, followed by the G, GH, and GR strains which have spread throughout the world, from the Middle East to Europe and the Americas.

 

The N501Y mutant Covid-19 spreading across Britain had so far not been detected in Thailand, but health authorities were keeping an eye out for this highly infectious strain, he said.

 

“We will continue to decode virus samples from time to time so that we can detect any unusual variants quickly," said Dr Supakit.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400092

 

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[ThailandRyan]

Could have been the Thai ladies from Talichek. They came first before the others became infected

 

[pokerface1]

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Could have been the Thai ladies from Talichek. They came first before the others became infected

 

haha don' t  be to clever the Thais  officials don't like it. No doubt the red section at the top of the chart represents China ????????

[rabas]

5 hours ago, pokerface1 said:

haha don' t  be to clever the Thais  officials don't like it. No doubt the red section at the top of the chart represents China ????????

The ones at the top are the most recent cases from Thailand. The red * is from India showing that they are the faster 'G' strain.

 

They all represent China. Thanks CCP.