First case of drug resistant Omicron BQ.1 sub-variant found in Thailand

Healthcare workers performing COVID-19 coronavirus tests
Healthcare workers performing COVID-19 coronavirus tests. Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

The Centre for Medical Genomics, at Ramathibodi Hospital, has found the first case in Thailand of a descendant of the COVID-19 Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, called [Read More…]

Thailand reports cases of newer Omicron subvariants

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Image: CDC via AP.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Scientists in Thailand have detected the presence of new coronavirus subvariants from the genomic surveillance of samples collected in the country. The [Read More…]

Omicron’s new BA.4, BA.5 subvariants: How worried should we be?

Seating arrangements and measures at Bangkok Hospital during COVID-19 Outbreak
Seating arrangements and acrylic shields installed to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 coronavirus and to keep social distance between nurses and patients at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital, a public hospital in Bangkok. Photo: © ILO/Alin Sirisaksopit / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Thai health authorities are keeping a close eye on two new Omicron subvariants – BA.4 and BA.5 – that are fast becoming dominant COVID-19 strains [Read More…]