Medical Sciences Department Says No Deltacron Detected in Thailand

[webfact]

 

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the discovery of the Deltacron coronavirus hybrid variant in several countries, including the United Kingdom, France and Brazil.

 

No Deltacron patients have so far been detected in Thailand by an ongoing viral genome sequencing effort.

 

Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Department of Medical Sciences (DMSC), elaborated on precautions being taken against the Deltacron hybrid variant, saying outbreaks have been detected in Europe since January.

 

Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe

 

The director-general said Thailand currently monitors against new variants using the whole-genome sequencing approach. He noted, however, that the chances of Omicron and Delta coronavirus variants in Thailand mutating into Deltacron are still very slim.

 

Nevertheless, the Department of Medical Sciences will continue to sequence the genomes of viral samples as a precaution.

 

Dr Supakit also said monitoring against the spread of the BA.2.2 sublineage of the Omicron variant is currently ongoing. Only four patients in Thailand have been found with the sublineage so far, all of whom have since recovered.

 

Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2022-03-21

 

- Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

- Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

No Deltacron patients have so far been detected in Thailand by an ongoing viral genome sequencing effort.

Yet.

[RichardColeman]

Yeah , yeah, headline tomorrow : 

Deltacron Detected in Thailand

[mikebell]

Daily Covid deaths now pushing 90. Something is killing them.

[ThailandRyan]

How would they even know if people are not reporting a positive ATK test for fear of isolation and inability to work, I mean TIT and there is no safety net for the lower rung at all.