Doctors from South Africa estimated the likelihood of hospitalization with omicron strain

The omicron strain now accounts for more than 90% of new CORONAVIRUS infections in South Africa. According to the Ministry of HEALTH, the number of hospitalizations has decreased compared to the period

In the Republic of South Africa (South Africa), where the new strain of coronavirus "omicron" has spread, a decrease in the level of hospitalization has been recorded in recent days, BLOOMBERG reports citing the country's Ministry of Health.

South Africa is currently experiencing the fourth wave of coronavirus, as President Cyril Ramaphosa announced earlier. According to the HEAD of the Ministry of Health, Joe Faahla, according to the results of the second week of the new wave, only 1.7% of those infected with covid-19 were hospitalized . During the third wave, when the Delta strain dominated the country, 19% of those infected needed hospitalization after two weeks.

On December 14, Discovery Health, South Africa's largest private insurer, presented a study showing that the omicron strain causes a less severe course of the coronavirus disease than previous variants: it says that the number of hospitalizations of adults with confirmed COVID-19 is 29% lower compared to the first wave. that the country experienced in mid-2020. The authors stressed that these are preliminary findings based on several weeks of follow-up and may change as the situation evolves.

WHO compared the degree of danger of "omicron" and "delta" Society

The omicron strain now accounts for more than 90% of all new cases of COVID-19 in the country, said Dr. Ryan Noah, DIRECTOR of Discovery Health.