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More transmissible COVID-19 sub-variant BA.4.6 not yet detected in Thailand

13 Sept 16:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Centre for Medical Genomics is closely monitoring the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.4.6, despite it not yet being detected in the country.
Classified as a variant of concern by the US CDC, BA.4.6 spreads faster than BA.4 and BA.5, rapidly increasing its prevalence in parts of the United States.
Globally, BA.4.6 demonstrates significantly higher transmissibility, being 15% more transmissible than BA.5 worldwide and 28% more transmissible in Asia.
Researchers are currently investigating whether BA.4.6 causes more severe illness, evades immunity more effectively, or resists current or future COVID-19 vaccines.

Today 09:24 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand secured a US$200 million loan from the World Bank to significantly invest in clean energy and low-carbon urban development initiatives.
The program aims to drive clean energy funding and low-carbon growth, ensuring a just transition for small and medium-sized enterprises, workers, farmers, and local communities.
Channelled through the Export-Import Bank of Thailand, the loan will fund energy efficiency upgrades in public buildings and industrial areas, including rooftop solar installations and electrical system modernizations, reducing initial capital burdens via Energy Service Companies (ESCOs).