Two Cases of Covid-19 subvariant XBB Detected

NONTHABURI, Oct 18 (TNA) – Thailand has detected two Covid-19 cases of Omicron’s highly transmissible and immune evasive XBB sub-variant, according to the Department of Medical Sciences. The department’s director-general Supakit Sirilak said the first case was a 60-year-old foreigner, recently arriving from Hong Kong. She had coughing, sore throat and a runny nose and sought medical treatment on September 28. The other case was a 49-year-old Thai woman, who returned from Singapore. She had an examination at hospital on September 27. Both tested positive for Covid-19 and have already recovered without severe conditions. He said the department has monitored multiple sub-lineages of the Omicron variant. In Thailand, BA.5 is the predominant subvariant. People should not panic as the XBB sub-lineage has not caused more severe symptoms than the previous Omicron variants. (TNA)