Britain: ‘Almost certain’ that hundreds of thousands of people are infected daily by the micron

Scientific advisers to the British government say it is “almost certain” that hundreds of thousands of people are infected daily with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and hospital admissions are likely to increase.

“Currently the numbers seen in Omicron infections of patients admitted to hospital in the UK are probably about a tenth of the actual number, because the data is lagging behind in hospital reports,” said the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergency Situations. in the minutes of the meeting of 16 December.

The data published on Saturday showed that the confirmed cases of Omicron reached 24,968 by 20.00 Greek time on December 17, increased by 10,000 cases in 24 hours.

Without further action to slow the spread of Covid-19, “modeling shows a peak with at least 3,000 hospital admissions per day in England,” according to minutes of the meeting.

Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

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