On the Western turns of the former USSR, the incidence of coronavirus beats records. The new maximum from the beginning of the pandemic was established in Lithuania, DELFI transmits.
In the Baltic Republic of Covid-19, 4635 people were picked up – it was five times more than in December 2021. At the same time, mortality remains relatively low – during the same period, six patients died from a new coronavirus infection. The record increase in morbidity is associated with the spread of an Omicron strain. At the same time, the media reports on the positive impact of the fact of vaccination on the outcome of the disease – the dies usually did not make vaccinations.
Increasing the number of cases are waiting in Belarus. “Starting from the 20th of January and ending with the first numbers of February, the first ten days of February – somewhere in this interval is quite high enough to increase the incidence of COVID-19,” the Belarusian infectiousist Yury Gorbiton was predicted. He also predicted that Omicron would take a leading position among cases of infection.
The spread of a new coronavirus wave quickly continues throughout the world. Pandemic incidence records put in the USA, where the deficit of donor blood for patients began.
The Russian president Vladimir Putin warned about the danger of Oomikron. The head of state gave the government for two weeks to prepare for the next severe period and increase vaccination among citizens.