The spread of the omicron strain of CORONAVIRUS could lead to the fact that subsequently the number of cases of COVID-19 infection in the world will decline, according to the founder and former HEAD of MICROSOFT Bill Gates.
“Once an outbreak of omicron strain infections has passed in a given country, there will be a decrease in the number of infections during the year, and coronavirus can be treated like a seasonal flu,” he wrote on Twitter.
According to Gates, due to the omicron strain, many will develop immunity to the coronavirus, which will last at least a year.
At the same time, Gates said, the health systems of countries will face difficulties because of the “omicron”. Most of the severe cases of COVID-19 will come from those who have not been vaccinated, he warned.
The WHO announced the risk of infecting half of Europe with "omicron" in two months