Thailand: The new wave is expected to accelerate from mid-May before peaking in June and then declining in September, in line with seasonal patterns of respiratory diseases.
Leading virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan warned on Tuesday that a new wave of Covid-19 has emerged after the Songkran festival. Yong, who heads the Centre of Excellence at Chulalongkorn University, stressed the need to curb a resurgence of Covid, adding that it may come in the form of a new and more elusive variant.
3. However, the new and more transmissible XBB.1.16 strain, nicknamed Arcturus, will soon be responsible for most infections in Thailand. Arcturus infections are currently surging in India and at least 20 other countries. This strain spreads about 1.2 times faster than Kraken so will almost inevitably become dominant in Thailand.5. Arcturus may cause slightly different symptoms – including conjunctivitis in children.
7. Vaccines and resistance: All XBB strains including Arcturus are able to evade immunity given by vaccines.
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