Speaking about the growth trend of the coronavirus pandemic in European countries, experts name three main reasons:
- reduced immunity from vaccination;
- relaxation of protective measures;
- infectivity of Omicron 2.
The increase in the number of cases of coronavirus is a trend that is gradually affecting all of Europe and countries beyond. Experts note that the pandemic is moving into a milder stage after a period of reduction in the Omicron wave. They attribute the increase in the number of cases to the weakening of many measures to limit the spread of the virus and to Omicron-2.
This coronavirus mutation is thought to be more contagious than Omicron-1, so it can turn into a dominant strain, the sources said. Newsbeast from the Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health on Friday. They are already on Monday, that is, yesterday, more confidently talking about the acceleration of the pandemic.
This does not mean at all that the rates will increase dramatically, which is due to the peculiarities of Omicron, which “circulates” in the community. When asked by ΕΟΔΥ about the increase in cases and whether they indicate a worsening situation with coronavirus, they replied that on Thursday the commission would consider and discuss the epidemiological situation in detail.
Health experts and authorities continue to insist that “the next day” depends largely on the continuation and success of the vaccination campaign to “protect” the entire population, especially vulnerable groups.
Yesterday, the number of new cases reached 22,694, although we see few positive diagnoses on Mondays as private diagnostic centers are closed on Sundays. According to ΕΟΔΥ, 70 people died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, 364 patients were intubated.
In many European countries, experts note an increase in the number of cases of the disease. American professor of medicine Eric Topol cites a Financial Times table with data for the past seven days on confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greece, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the UK, where there is a clear trend towards an increase in the number of new infections.
And Gikas Maiorkinis, assistant professor of epidemiology, wrote on Saturday that at the European level there is an “average 9% increase in the number of diagnoses” and “22 out of 37 countries are now showing an increase in prevalence.”
A member of the expert committee, assessing the current situation, says:
“We are going through a very important period as we seem to be entering the first period of increase in prevalence after the Omicron wave subsided. The baseline scenario is for a fluctuation in the number of diagnoses around the mean, which will decrease over time. If this is indeed confirmed, then the big question is how much this fluctuation will affect health care systems.
Of course, a key factor in this pressure will be the proportion of people over 60 years of age vaccinated, which predicts that countries that achieve near-universal vaccination in these age groups will experience much less pressure on health systems. Therefore, we continue to monitor developments in the coming weeks.”
Our publication previously reported that Prime Minister of Greece positive test for coronavirus. The head of the Greek government has announced that he is going into isolation, continuing his professional duties from home. He recalled the vaccination against coronavirus and expressed hope for a mild and rapid course of the disease.
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