Even if it seems to have milder symptoms than Delta, this growth rate will not matter. The effect on the health system could be devastating / It will be a disaster

Professor Răzvan Cherecheş states, on Monday evening, that the Omicron variant will cause a disaster in Romania, as the population is unprotected. “Even if it seems to have milder symptoms than Delta, at this rate of growth it will not matter and the effect on the health system could be devastating,” said the specialist.

• “The effect of the Omicron strain globally – even if it seems to have milder symptoms than Delta, at this rate of growth will not matter and the effect on the health system could be devastating,” the professor wrote on Facebook.

In an intervention at Digi 24, the specialist estimates that it will be a disaster in the next period.

• “It will be a disaster. Unfortunately, the situation will be more dramatic than in previous situations, because we do not have the luxury of western countries that have a high percentage of the vaccinated population and in which, indeed, the number of cases increases, but the number of cases of ATI hospitalizations and deaths do not increase as much. Our population is different. We have a high percentage of the population that has not been vaccinated or that has been infected for a long time or with a significantly different strain than this strain and is not protected, “said the professor.

In another Facebook post, the public health expert states that more than half of those who went through COVID infection continue to have symptoms of long COVID more than 6 months later.

• “The most common symptoms are mobility problems (movement), lung problems and impaired mental health. We will continue to face the effects of COVID for many years after the acute (pandemic) phase is over (and we will be in the endemic phase). It will be necessary to allocate additional resources for health services for survivors with long COVID syndrome (ie the budget allocation for health will have to be increased) “, Cherecheş also wrote.

source: News.ro, photo source: Facebook / Răzvan Cherecheș

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