Monday update: 6,166 cases & 50 deaths

[Thaiger]

Today, Thailand has reported another 6,166 new Covid-19 cases and 50 deaths. 84 of the new infections are in prisons. More news on those figures coming later. Meanwhile, the Chulabhorn Royal Academy says there will be enough Sinopharm vaccine as long as, “no one exceeds their allocation or jumps the queue”. Millions of doses of Sinopharm vaccine have been ordered for distribution in Thailand, according to the National Broadcasters Thailand. “However, they cannot be delivered to Thailand all at once because the production process, quality control, and inspection take some time to complete.” In related news, Chulalongkorn University has reported that […]

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[Barrie]

Why Alpha variant (UK) and Delta variant does not indicate India?

[Soidog]

50 minutes ago, Barrie said:

Why Alpha variant (UK) and Delta variant does not indicate India?

I feel a bit sorry for the virologists. They attempted to give the variants a name to avoid stigmatising the country where the strain was first identified, and then the media still keep referring to the country. For weeks now, the media in the U.K. having initially referred to it simply as “The Indian variant”, suddenly started saying “The Delta variant first identified in India”. What a mouthful.