new york – advance of micron version of coronavirus we we and, mainly, in United Kingdom The curve of known cases began to show signs of slowing in recent days, with a sharp decline in the curve of known cases on the British territory and on the US East Coast.
similar to event took place in South Africa at the end of the year, where the new strain was first recorded, and shows that the infection curve of this variant of the virus is steeper than that of its predecessors.
In the United States, the decline in the volume of cases is sharpest on the East Coast, particularly in New York and New Jersey, where the virus strain first appeared. according to the survey of new York TimesOn January 9, the moving average for cases in New York state reached 74,000. Eight days later, that number is 48,000, 35% drop,
With its continental dimensions, however, many states in the United States have omicron outbreaks at different stages at the same time, preventing national numbers from falling more rapidly. States where the virus later reached will still suffer from microns for a long time.
In the United Kingdom, with one-fifth of the population of the United States, the reduction in infections is more consistent across the country. From 182,000 cases in the moving average on January 5, the country received 98,000 cases on the 17th- 46% drop,
Other European countries where the new version of the virus arrived in mid-December, such as Spain, France and Italy, are already reaching the peak of contagion, according to mathematical models.
hospitalization anxiety
Despite declines in the United Kingdom and the United States, health officials in both countries say the number of infected remains alarmingly high and has not followed a decline in hospitalizations, including another two. May take weeks. Another caveat is that herd immunity against the microbe is still far from occurring, either through vaccination or natural infection. The average number of Americans hospitalized with the coronavirus is 157,000, a 54% increase in two weeks.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration’s top infectious disease expert, was asked at the World Economic Forum on Monday whether this could happen by the end of 2022. “I hope that is the case,” he said, “but it will only happen if we don’t find another type that evades the immune response”.
According to Fauci, it is still impossible to trace the evolution of the pandemic. “The answer is: we don’t know,” he said.
While it is too early to know how this record wave will shape the pandemic, it is likely to have some effect, said William Hannez, an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
“We expect the new waves to be smooth. This is not “herd immunity,” as an outbreak would be possible. However, the consequences would be much less severe.”/ Now
