USA-Omicron: ‘Bell’ Faucet to increase hospitalization despite the first mild symptoms

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The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the US is following an “almost vertical” curve, Anthony Fauci, the White House’s top health adviser, said today.

“We are in the middle of a very strong wave,” Fauci said in an interview with the American television network ABC, noting that the increase in cases, “which is almost vertical”, is “unprecedented”, with an average of almost 400,000 young people. infections per day.

“Hospitalizations are also on the rise, but not at the same pace,” he said.

Although we should not “jump to conclusions”, as hospitalizations are indicators that often evolve later, there is “increasing evidence” that the highly contagious Omicron variant leads to less serious forms of the disease, the eminent scientist explained, citing data from South Africa and England.

According to him, with so many infections, the variant could, however, lead more people to hospitals, thus exerting “a pressure on the hospital system”.

Anthony Fauci said he hoped the current wave would reach its peak “in a few weeks” before it reversed, as it did in South Africa.

On the eve of returning to school, the leading infectious disease specialist called on parents to “seriously consider the possibility of vaccinating their children”, to urge them to wear a mask and to have them tested.

“With all this, the situation will be safe enough for the children to go back to school.”

For his part, US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona assured that the goal is to maintain “a full physical presence”, as children have “suffered enough” and many counties have not opened schools for more than a year.

“We are aware that there could be difficulties” in this return, especially due to the absence of Covid-19-infected staff, he admitted in an interview with Fox News.

Source: AMPE