The proportion of patients with Covid in London hospitals who need to be intubated has halved since the exponential increase in transmission due to Omicron began, while Denmark’s top epidemiologist says there is a strong possibility of a return to normalcy within the next two months.
According to the statistics of the British NHS, at the end of November, when the Delta mutation was still predominant in the country, 16% of the patients needed mechanical support for their breathing. However, a month later, under Omicron’s dominance, it fell to 6%.
The British experts considered this news as another proof that Omicron can be over-transmitted, but it causes a milder disease. In fact, British NHS executives note that while initially hospitalizations increased from 9% to 15% day by day, in the last two days they increased by only 1% – 2%, which is an “early indication” that the end of the pandemic is near.
“If that’s the case – but this is a very big ‘if’ – then we’re in front of good news”, said one of the top NHS executives on Sky News.
However, British experts note that Omicron, while initially targeting younger ages, is now starting to “hit” older people, over 60, which could mean that the pressure on the health system could increase again. In fact, a warning was issued by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson.
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At the same time, Denmark’s leading epidemiologist, Tyra Grove Krause, said that the large increase in the number of Omicron cases means that the epidemic will peak in January, which, as she said, would mean the return to normal life within two months, leading to the end of the pandemic.
In a study of a sample of 12,000 households, also announced on their part what seems to be the scientific truth about Omicron – that it is much more contagious than Delta, but causes much milder symptoms.
