In South Africa, an unusual age distribution of the omicron strain has been reported. The age of the people most vulnerable to the new strain of coronavirus was revealed by the head of the intensive care unit of the Soweto hospital Rudo Mativa, she reports TASS…
“Young people between the ages of 20 and 30 come to us with moderate and severe illnesses. Some of them need urgent intensive care, ”said Mativa.
According to Mativa, there is a risk that South African medical institutions will soon face serious workloads due to the filling of all accessible places with patients. This is due, among other things, to the fact that 65 percent of incoming patients are not vaccinated against coronavirus.
A new strain of coronavirus, code B.1.1.529, was identified in South Africa on November 11. The first confirmed cases of infection date from November 24. The strain was named with the Greek letter “omicron” and has already managed to recognize its danger at the level of the World Health Organization.
Earlier, the Russian virologist Alexander Chepurnov spoke about the danger of the omicron strain. He noted that the new variant of the virus is very different from the Wuhan ancestor.
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