Thailand detects first case of 'Omicron XE' variant

[webfact]

Graphic image of Omicron variants

 

A THAI virologist urged the public to not fear the new Omicron variant XE, a mutation of the BA.1 and BA.2 strains, any more than they do BA. 2 that has spread across the country because the two of them look a hundred percent alike, Sanook and Matichon newspaper said.

 

Dr. Anan Jongkaewwattana, director of the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology’s Veterinary Health Innovation and Management Research Group, revealed his finding after it was reported yesterday that Ramathibodi Hospital had detected the XE variant in a Thai patient.

 

This patient was in the green group and had minor symptoms and has now recovered. Random ATK testing of people around him did not find anyone infected.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/04/03/thai-virologist-new-omicron-variant-xe-looks-100-the-same-as-ba-2/

 

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[gp2002]

I guess this means another change to the entry requirements ????????????

[Fairynuff]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the two of them look a hundred percent alike,

If that’s the case it’s 100% the same one, not a new variant. If it was 99.9% alike then they could say it’s a new variant.

[pokerface1]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Veterinary Health Innovation and Management Research Group, revealed his finding after it was reported

Yes but it was later revealed the variant was found in a dog not a human

[RandiRona]

EUREKA!!! EUREKA!!!

[Card]

2 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

Will the Toyota Corolla XLE or XSE variant be next?

A very taxing question.

[Skipperau]

1 hour ago, Fairynuff said:

If that’s the case it’s 100% the same one, not a new variant. If it was 99.9% alike then they could say it’s a new variant.

Correct. 

[Kenchamp]

The patient had minor symptoms and has now recovered, just like almost everybody else that gets covid now

 

End all this BS now

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, gp2002 said:

I guess this means another change to the entry requirements ????????????

Nah, they will remain.

[metisdead]

Troll posts and the replies have been removed.

[Ralf001]

16 minutes ago, Kenchamp said:

The patient had minor symptoms and has now recovered, just like almost everybody else that gets covid now

 

End all this BS now

The patient was a dog !!

[jacko45k]

49 minutes ago, Kenchamp said:

The patient had minor symptoms and has now recovered, just like almost everybody else that gets covid now

 

End all this BS now

Almost, bar the 97 who died in Thailand yesterday.

[Willy Wombat]

Don’t be alarmed and don’t be scared.

Come here. I want to tell you something.

 

There’s a new variant that’s nearly exactly the same as the other variant.

[thailand49]

54 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

The patient was a dog !!

Hope it wasn't a Soi Dog? 

[Babalooey]

The pellet with the poison is in the vessel with the passel 

[Millcx]

This is the dangerous one that affects government officials with piles … Yeah yeah yeah

[SooKee]

Why no alcohol ban yet? Slow off the mark this time ????

[Peterphuket]

How can we fool the people again.

[paul1804]

Well at least the virologist has positive comments despite saying 100% the same cannot quite be true. 

 

 

[Harveyboy]

easy eh just add New variant found ..more automatic control on the populace  

[Harveyboy]

6 hours ago, gp2002 said:

I guess this means another change to the entry requirements ????????????

yep more cash to earned...loving it 

[Cake Monster]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Dr. Anan Jongkaewwattana, director of the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology’s Veterinary Health Innovation and Management Research Group, revealed his finding after it was reported yesterday that Ramathibodi Hospital had detected the XE variant in a Thai patient.

What would a Vet know exactly.

[Disillusioned farang]

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Almost, bar the 97 who died in Thailand yesterday.

And how many died on the roads driving negligently ? Haha 

[Bkk Brian]

3 minutes ago, Disillusioned farang said:

And how many died on the roads driving negligently ? Haha 

25 yesterday. Slightly less than 97

Source

[jacko45k]

14 minutes ago, Disillusioned farang said:

And how many died on the roads driving negligently ? Haha 

And what has that got to do with cases of Covid in Thailand haha?

[sambum]

8 hours ago, Fairynuff said:

If that’s the case it’s 100% the same one, not a new variant. If it was 99.9% alike then they could say it’s a new variant.

"...because the two of them look a hundred percent alike,"

 

Just because they look alike doesn't mean they are alike! 

[Almer]

2 hours ago, Harveyboy said:

yep more cash to earned...loving it 

Cant let it disappear or no earnings for many 

[Xonax]

Had the patient been travelling recently, or have he picked the virus up locally?

[impulse]

14 hours ago, Kenchamp said:

The patient had minor symptoms and has now recovered, just like almost everybody else that gets covid now

 

End all this BS now

But wouldn't that restart protest season?

[spidermike007]

Most viruses simply mutate into weaker forms of themselves before burning themselves out or becoming a very mild endemic type flu. Same here. This new one is likely to be even wimpier than Omicron. That is cause for celebration, not fear. 

 

Though the goons would not want you believing that!