A PROMINENT virologist said this morning (Jan. 11) that a new Covid-19 strain, JN.1, has now taken hold in Thailand and is turning into the most widespread variant as it is highly contagious and this leading to a spike in the number of patients, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, said in a Facebook post that a test of 14 samples in December, with there being a few more to be analysed but the total is low because of limited budget, shows JN.1 is the most common strain.

 

This variant first appeared in the US and mutated from the BA.2.86 strain, nicknamed Pilora, the name of an asteroid. It is highly contagious and spreads quickly and is expected to replace all other Covid variants.

 

This new variant, which does not have a nickname yet, became more pronounced in December and will definitely spread in the New Year.

 

by TNR Staff 

Dr Yong Poovorawan. Photo: INN News

 

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People who get infected by this new stain have mild symptoms with some only having a cold and sore throat like common respiratory infections.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

This new variant, which does not have a nickname yet

I'm sure we could come up with a few!

1 hour ago, stoner said:

People who get infected by this new stain have mild symptoms with some only having a cold and sore throat like common respiratory infections.

So, the same as all the other variants.

 

 

1 minute ago, PJ71 said:

So, the same as all the other variants.

 

 

 

except vastly more infectious.

1 hour ago, stoner said:

People who get infected by this new stain have mild symptoms with some only having a cold and sore throat like common respiratory infections.

Considering pollution level has been up around 150 in many places, one would think just the natural reaction to that poisoning would sufficiently mask any covid infection, making accurate data very hard to come by

24 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

So, the same as all the other variants.

 

 

 

just without the mass death. 

28 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

 

except vastly more infectious.

 

and vastly fewer deaths too. 

Some personal pandemic stats that I am proud of, despite 3 years of bullying and lies...

 

0 masks worn

0 injections taken

0 f____s given

Time to crank up the panic levels and keep the people afraid, keep them very afraid. Personally I'm more worried about catching a cold or a flu than the latest variant of an endemic virus. 

1 hour ago, PJ71 said:

So, the same as all the other variants.

 

 

He said some not all, the older the more it effects people. 

Lets hope you are young or if old vaccinated. 

1 hour ago, PJ71 said:

So, the same as all the other variants.

 

 

Try again

Dr. Yong is back... Get your biohazard suits ready folks.

My daughter who was sick with what she described as a “cold”, lives in Udon Thaini, came back home to Sakon for her birthday , she threaten to cough everywhere in my bedroom after , I showed her the Vampire finger cross.

lol

I will continue to wear my face mask when out in the street especially when the PM2.5.dust is getting worse here in Bangkok with no signs of improvement 😱

all those who opposed wearing the face mask might now  have a rethink .🤔

17 minutes ago, shackleton said:

I will continue to wear my face mask when out in the street especially when the PM2.5.dust is getting worse here in Bangkok with no signs of improvement 😱

all those who opposed wearing the face mask might now  have a rethink .🤔

 

i hope its the n95. i wear one while on my bike riding around at times. 

Co-what❓So what. Don't give fck. 

Bring it on!

The masks most people wear don't protect them - they protect others. Enough said about the selfishness of those farangs who don't in a country where mask wearing is part of the culture of caring for other's welfare.

Just now, Negita43 said:

The masks most people wear don't protect them - they protect others. Enough said about the selfishness of those farangs who don't in a country where mask wearing is part of the culture of caring for others welfare.

 

 

Do you wear a sarong in Thailand?

 

 

That is cultural.

Anyone else notice an u canny resemblance to marketing model numbers / names of products? 
 

That’s just how I see it, maybe I’m biased: it’s like the new model “prestige” is out now in 2022. And then comes 2023 and they have the “eco series”. Covid model numbers are just a bit more technical, but it’s the same stuff and serves the same exact purpose. 

1 minute ago, Negita43 said:

The masks most people wear don't protect them - they protect others. Enough said about the selfishness of those farangs who don't in a country where mask wearing is part of the culture of caring for others welfare.

 

   Why single out felangs ?

Some people want to wear masks and some dont , some Thais and felangs want to wear masks and some Thais and felangs do not .

   No need to a thai/Felang divide heree 

50 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Try again

Why?

2 hours ago, ozimoron said:

 

except vastly more infectious.

 

Ah yes, there's that precise scientific term "vastly" once again.

 

Synonyms include, "gigantic", "enormous" and "whopping".

3 hours ago, stoner said:

People who get infected by this new stain have mild symptoms with some only having a cold and sore throat like common respiratory infections.

 

Many people in the UK are getting what seems to be a cold but then it lingers for weeks afterwards, with runny nose, coughing and a sore throat, though not all three in all cases. My brother got it three weeks before Christmas and still has a blocked nose. The government doesn't seem very concerned as it's evidently not killing many people, but there's a lot of speculation that it's actually the Janus variant of Covid that's causing these problems, not a cold. Nobody even knows if the LFT's are able to detect Janus.

your Header is mis-leading...this is a Sub-variant of Omicron B2.86 and not a new Strain.

50 minutes ago, shackleton said:

ll those who opposed wearing the face mask might now  have a rethink .

why would they rethink it now?

Someone unwilling to wear a mask in the thick of CVID either as preventative or simply as a courtesy is unlikely to do an about face now

3 minutes ago, Guderian said:

 

Many people in the UK are getting what seems to be a cold but then it lingers for weeks afterwards, with runny nose, coughing and a sore throat, though not all three in all cases. My brother got it three weeks before Christmas and still has a blocked nose. The government doesn't seem very concerned as it's evidently not killing many people, but there's a lot of speculation that it's actually the Janus variant of Covid that's causing these problems, not a cold. Nobody even knows if the LFT's are able to detect Janus.

rinse the nose with Non-Iodised Saline solution regularly. Kits are readily available.

The thing is even if many people have mild or moderate  covid or flu for several days there will be some with more serious issues that when they get hit with heavy respiratory infection of the lungs will end up seriously ill and need to go to hospital. And that's still happening with now more serious admissions recently reported across Europe. Take care especially the older  old. 

13 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

Do you wear a sarong in Thailand?

Whether I do or Don't doesn't affect other people.