London: omicron The version of COVID-19 is “plainly lighter” than previous variants and is putting fewer people in intensive care units (ICU), British Prime Minister Boris johnson Said on Monday.
During a visit to a vaccination center in Buckinghamshire, south-east England, Johnson reiterated the importance of getting a booster vaccine dose to prevent hospitalization with COVID-19 because most people in the ICU are not “boosted” has gone.
He also echoed views previously expressed by his cabinet ministers that further lockdown measures may not be needed, but acknowledged that the pressure on the National Health Service (NHS) will be significant for the coming few weeks.
Boris Johnson said, “Don’t forget that no matter how incredibly permeable Omicron is – and there’s no question that it spreads really, very fast – it’s different from previous variants.”
“It’s putting fewer people in the ICU, and sadly, the people coming to the ICU are people who haven’t been promoted,” he said.
“I appreciate the pressure that our hospitals are under, I think it’s important that we make sure we help them by trying to stop the pandemic,” he said.
Earlier, one of his cabinet ministers also pointed out that Omicron is charting a more optimistic pattern for the previously major delta version of COVID-19, including the number of people needing ventilators and the time spent in the ICU. is the length of . Education Secretary Nadeem zhavi said the government was closely monitoring hospitalization figures as more than 50 people are now among those infected with the Omicron variant. However, this group is also among those who, with a top-up third dose of the vaccine, is increased by about 90 percent, which should protect against serious disease.
“Overall, we are not seeing the same pattern as in Delta, where we had a much higher number of people on ventilators,” Jahvi said.
“And it seems there is less time with people in the ICU as well as people who are being admitted covid Rather, it is about a third of that number for Kovid as well,” he said.
The minister expressed hope that further lockdown restrictions may not be needed even as Covid-19 infections remain high, as the Omicron spread in England showed some signs of slowing with 1,37,583 infections recorded on Sunday, the highest on Saturday. K is less than 1,62,572.
“The number of people in their 50s with coronavirus has started to rise in their 50s, which we are concerned about, but overall, the number of people in ICU (intensive care) has actually decreased, which is good news,” Jahvi told Sky. Told the news.
“If we see more leakage of infection over age 50 – because most of the increase in infections from the Omicron variant occurred under age 50 – then it is more likely that those people will develop severe infections and hospitalizations. But good The news is that 90 percent of people over 50 have got the booster jab – that’s the real protection against serious infections and hospitalizations,” he said.
“So, at this point of time, there is nothing in the data to suggest that we need to go further, but of course, we will look at Wednesday’s review and monitor the data very carefully after that,” he said. Will keep doing it.”
The education minister also vowed that the move towards compulsory face masks in secondary schools starting later this week “won’t be more than a day after we need it”. It was announced over the weekend that students returning to school after the Christmas break would be required to wear face masks in class and undergo an on-site rapid antigen lateral flow test.
“What we’re saying is, look, with Omicron, because it’s so contagious, we want to make sure that we give you a lot of tools to be able to make sure that education is open,” he said.
The government is set to conduct a full review of the data on Wednesday to evaluate any changes to existing Plan B measures, which require mandatory face coverings, work from home and COVID vaccination passes for large spaces, recently. echoes the views of other cabinet ministers in the days. , The developed regions of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all adhering to similar restrictions, but in most cases have even gone beyond England and banned crowd sizes and restricted nightclubs.
Chris Hopson, CEO of NHS Providers, behind staffing levels in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), said the number of hospitalizations in London had fallen “significantly” – having been hit hard by Omicron as its epicenter. The first area This could mean that with the number of hospitalizations in the British capital now matching an earlier peak in cases, areas beyond London are now beginning to feel the pressure.
“The rest of the country is under pressure now. Some trusts announce important events to manage employee absences. Recent London data, the fact that London/NHS is currently ‘competing’ and the absence of a large number of seriously ill proposals grounds for optimism. But the future is still uncertain,” he tweeted.
During a visit to a vaccination center in Buckinghamshire, south-east England, Johnson reiterated the importance of getting a booster vaccine dose to prevent hospitalization with COVID-19 because most people in the ICU are not “boosted” has gone.
He also echoed views previously expressed by his cabinet ministers that further lockdown measures may not be needed, but acknowledged that the pressure on the National Health Service (NHS) will be significant for the coming few weeks.
Boris Johnson said, “Don’t forget that no matter how incredibly permeable Omicron is – and there’s no question that it spreads really, very fast – it’s different from previous variants.”
“It’s putting fewer people in the ICU, and sadly, the people coming to the ICU are people who haven’t been promoted,” he said.
“I appreciate the pressure that our hospitals are under, I think it’s important that we make sure we help them by trying to stop the pandemic,” he said.
Earlier, one of his cabinet ministers also pointed out that Omicron is charting a more optimistic pattern for the previously major delta version of COVID-19, including the number of people needing ventilators and the time spent in the ICU. is the length of . Education Secretary Nadeem zhavi said the government was closely monitoring hospitalization figures as more than 50 people are now among those infected with the Omicron variant. However, this group is also among those who, with a top-up third dose of the vaccine, is increased by about 90 percent, which should protect against serious disease.
“Overall, we are not seeing the same pattern as in Delta, where we had a much higher number of people on ventilators,” Jahvi said.
“And it seems there is less time with people in the ICU as well as people who are being admitted covid Rather, it is about a third of that number for Kovid as well,” he said.
The minister expressed hope that further lockdown restrictions may not be needed even as Covid-19 infections remain high, as the Omicron spread in England showed some signs of slowing with 1,37,583 infections recorded on Sunday, the highest on Saturday. K is less than 1,62,572.
“The number of people in their 50s with coronavirus has started to rise in their 50s, which we are concerned about, but overall, the number of people in ICU (intensive care) has actually decreased, which is good news,” Jahvi told Sky. Told the news.
“If we see more leakage of infection over age 50 – because most of the increase in infections from the Omicron variant occurred under age 50 – then it is more likely that those people will develop severe infections and hospitalizations. But good The news is that 90 percent of people over 50 have got the booster jab – that’s the real protection against serious infections and hospitalizations,” he said.
“So, at this point of time, there is nothing in the data to suggest that we need to go further, but of course, we will look at Wednesday’s review and monitor the data very carefully after that,” he said. Will keep doing it.”
The education minister also vowed that the move towards compulsory face masks in secondary schools starting later this week “won’t be more than a day after we need it”. It was announced over the weekend that students returning to school after the Christmas break would be required to wear face masks in class and undergo an on-site rapid antigen lateral flow test.
“What we’re saying is, look, with Omicron, because it’s so contagious, we want to make sure that we give you a lot of tools to be able to make sure that education is open,” he said.
The government is set to conduct a full review of the data on Wednesday to evaluate any changes to existing Plan B measures, which require mandatory face coverings, work from home and COVID vaccination passes for large spaces, recently. echoes the views of other cabinet ministers in the days. , The developed regions of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all adhering to similar restrictions, but in most cases have even gone beyond England and banned crowd sizes and restricted nightclubs.
Chris Hopson, CEO of NHS Providers, behind staffing levels in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), said the number of hospitalizations in London had fallen “significantly” – having been hit hard by Omicron as its epicenter. The first area This could mean that with the number of hospitalizations in the British capital now matching an earlier peak in cases, areas beyond London are now beginning to feel the pressure.
“The rest of the country is under pressure now. Some trusts announce important events to manage employee absences. Recent London data, the fact that London/NHS is currently ‘competing’ and the absence of a large number of seriously ill proposals grounds for optimism. But the future is still uncertain,” he tweeted.
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