“ Russia’s last peak predated SA’s Omicron peak, and the high fatalities would certainly indicate their previous wave was Delta”
My impression is that the worse the Delta wave was in an area, the milder their Omicron wave will be.
Well, that's not what I was looking at, but, one would hope so. The US possibly not being a good example, at least not in absolute case numbers. Relatively, France has a very high Omicron spike - perhaps a better example?
Russia will be very interesting. I don't much like their leadership, but, their people need a break!