The omicron variant coronavirus could ease pressure on the healthcare system German if it turns out to cause milder illnesses, even though infections are increasing, the head of the country’s top hospital doctors’ association (VLK) said on Sunday.
VLK President Michael Weber said the coronavirus would cease to be a threat to the healthcare system if omicron became as dominant in Germany as it is in South Africa, the United Kingdom or Denmark and if the infections are as predominantly mild as there .
“There is a realistic probability that the pandemic will become endemic in this country as well,” Weber told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
As omicron spreads in Germany, daily infections have risen again in recent days, after steadily declining in December, and the number of beds occupied in intensive care rooms has also risen.
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach also expressed optimism that omicron appears to be less dangerous than previous variants, but has noted that it continues to pose a risk to older people who are not vaccinated.
“The first vaccination dramatically reduces the risk of death after only 14 days. I appeal to the people: get vaccinated! ”Lauterbach told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
Germany reported 12,515 new infections on Sunday, and the seven-day incidence per 100,000 people rose to 222.7 from 220.3 the day before. Another 46 people died, bringing the death toll from the pandemic to 112,155.
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