Doctor Myasnikov: isolation and restrictions are helpless in front of the omicron strain
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Doctor and TV presenter Alexander Myasnikov called for a change in the information background and tactics of coverage of the coronavirus due to the spread of a new omicron strain. He announced this in his Telegram channel.
Myasnikov called general restrictions on movement, isolation, mask regime and testing helpless in front of the new strain. In his opinion, information should be published only on the percentage of completed intensive care units and the number of deaths, so as not to distort the situation in the perception of society. He illustrated this with the example of the United States: the country recorded a record for the number of COVID-19 infections per day – 512,553 cases, while the death rate did not increase. “France also breaks all the” records “for positive tests, but the death rate is minimal – 180 people a day with 200 thousand infected. The intensive care units are half empty there, ”the expert concluded. He recalled how a year ago he predicted the mutation of the virus to be more infectious and reduced mortality.
“Already today, the United States has halved the quarantine time for persons with positive tests. And then, for example, many flights have to be postponed, since there are not enough pilots, mechanics, stewards – all are quarantined with a runny nose or are generally asymptomatic. There is no one to work, ”wrote the doctor.
Earlier, Myasnikov gave a forecast about when an increase in the incidence of the omicron strain of coronavirus may begin in Russia. According to the expert, this may happen after the wave of the strain subsides in Europe. The doctor also reminded readers of the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
