The new Omicron-strain strain of coronavirus spreads extremely quickly, the number of new cases doubles every two or three days, said the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat COVID-19 David Nabarro on the air Sky News TV channel.
According to him, the new version of COVID-19 extends extremely quickly, doubles the number of cases every two or three days. “This means that the situation will be eight times more seriously in a week and 40 times more seriously in two weeks,” said Nabarro.
Provided that the smaller fatality of the Omicron strain is confirmed, the number of ill “will shuck” the Great Britain health system, the specialist stressed. According to him, in this case, the situation “will be extremely serious for two weeks, and perhaps before.”
Previously, Nabarro said that the new strain of Coronavirus SARS-COV-2, resulting from mutation and detected in the UK, is more infected, but in general does not change the level of danger of the disease. He stressed that people should preserve caution, but radical changes in priorities and ways to combat the epidemic due to a new strain are not foreseen.