The possibility that there is already a case of Omicron mutation in our country, expressed through SKAI and the show “Today”, the professor of Environmental Engineering, Demosthenes Sarigiannis.
“It is possible that there was a case of Omicron in Greece and we have not detected it. It is very difficult for this particular executive not to come to Greece. “It is not just a matter of South Africa as there have been cases in many European countries,” he said.
He explained that the Omicron variant is 1.5 times more contagious than “Delta” while compared to the original strain it seems to be 5 times more contagious. However, he estimated that the transmission of “Omicron” is likely to decrease later as was the case with “Delta”: of Omicron, “he said.
As for whether vaccines can protect us from this mutation, he said that even if it escapes immunity by a percentage, it will not be complete and the vaccine will protect us, especially from serious disease.
He even said that our country may need new measures due to “Omicron” as a large number of cases may be observed as it happened with Delta due to its high transmissibility. “We have many weapons in our hands and the vaccine may need to be improved “It would be better to take the measures earlier to save time,” he added.
Regarding the picture presented by the pandemic, he spoke about a clearly stabilized situation in terms of cases, which is very positive, as he said, and shows that the measures are being implemented.
The intubated estimated that they will continue to increase for another week, while for the deaths he estimated that in this index there will be an increase for another 1-2 weeks. In mid-December we will see a peak of these indicators and then there will be a de-escalation, he pointed out.
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