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Posted on 12/20/2021 8:05:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Dr. Angelique Coetzee, one of the first doctors in South Africa to treat patients with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, told CNN on Monday they have seen a decrease in COVID cases in the region where the Omicron variant was first detected.
Coetzee further explained while they did see a rise in COVID-19 cases with the Omicron variant they did not see a corresponding rise in hospitalizations or deaths.
"What we currently see is our cases, we are over the curve. It is sort of coming down...The epicenter, the number is much lower...In total, if you look at our numbers, it’s going down. Our positivity rate is still high, around about 30 percent, and the reason is that people go and test. There’s a lot of testing done. Incidentally, since the 9th of December, it seems there are more people going for tests than going to get their vaccines," Coetzee said.
"So our ICU cases, if we look at the cases yesterday, we always look back one day, so the admissions of the 18th of December, across 666 facilities in South Africa was 87. And currently, in all our ICU and all of these, 666 facilities, we currently have 534 in ICU," Coetzee added, noting not all ICU admissions are related to COVID.
"We don’t see a high death rate with Omicron. And we presume that most of the people most probably has omicron in ICU. Again, we’re not sure, because we don't ICU, we don’t distinguish between omicron and delta. That still needs to be addressed," Coetzee said.
JUST NOW: Key South African doctor says COVID cases have started DROPPING in province where Omicron outbreak began there.pic.twitter.com/IcVO0wGB0Y— John Berman (@JohnBerman) December 20, 2021
Coetzee's experiences with Omicron come as many in the United States are experiencing a new round of panic over the spread of the newer variant, even though it appears to be a milder strain.
Did Twitter suspend her account yet?
Viruses mutate.
That’s what they do.
Typically, their mutations become less and less dangerous as they mutate more and more.
If they didn’t, we would all have died many eons ago........................
It’s all shown in the graphs in the link below. Notice cases spiked, but deaths did the opposite:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/south-africa/
Omicron clearly is showing itself as mostly being mild or asymptomatic. Our overlords HATE that fact about Omicron
“More people are going to get tested than are getting vaccinated”
NOTHING pokes holes in “omiCON”! Can hardly wait until brandon’s liarfest tomorrow.
😨😷💉🐂💨💩
But CA claims hospitalization is rising:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4022812/posts
So who are we going to believe? CA or the good doctor from South Africa?
RE: But CA claims hospitalization is rising:
Actually I saw a map that showed that hospitalizations are rising everywhere, even in the much vaunted state of Florida.
BIG NUMBER
626,000. That’s how many people in England received a booster shot dose in the 24-hour period ending Thursday—a new single-day record for the country.
Delta is still the dominant strain and Omicron has not displaced Delta yet in the U.S.
80% of south Africans already had covid infection.
they probably have herd immunity now.
Omicron Variant So Weak that South Africa will Stop Tracing and Quarantining of Contacts!
Ping
South Africa has had very big waves of COVID, that burned out on their own, including a huge Delta wave that was decisively over before Omicron hit.
The USA and UK have not yet finished their Delta waves, so there is likely more fuel remaining, in terms of natural immunity.
RE: But CA claims hospitalization is rising:
Question — are the hospitalizations BECAUSE of Omicron or the previous dominant variant - DELTA?
And how do they know which variant is causing the hospitalizations? Do they have a way of differentiating the two via current testing?
80% of south Africans already had covid infection.
they probably have herd immunity now.
Likely the SAME, here.
👍🏼
science is settled, Omicron is our destiny.
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