US Senator Rubio calls “irrational hysteria” due to omicron a real crisis
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US Senator Marco Rubio commented on the situation with a sharp increase in the number of cases of the omicron-strain of coronavirus in the United States. He wrote about this on his Twitter account.
The record number of positive tests for a sore throat is not a crisis, he said. The senator noted that the real crisis is “irrational hysteria” when people without symptoms sit for hours waiting for tests and do not go to work for 10 days. Thus, he criticized the practice when people “with sore throats” go to medical institutions for tests for COVID-19 due to the arrival of the omicron in the country.
Earlier, the leading US specialist in infectious diseases Anthony Fauci predicted the peak incidence of the omicron strain of coronavirus in the country. In his opinion, it will be at the end of January. The chief infectious disease specialist noted that taking into account the territory of the United States and the situation with vaccinations, it will take more than a couple of weeks to reach the peak values.
