In Ukraine, the number of cases of infection with the new Omicron strain may be much higher than with the Delta strain. However, the number of hospitalizations and deaths will be less, said the head of the Center for Health Economics of the Kiev School of Economics Yuriy Ganichenko at a briefing..

" We could potentially have large numbers of cases, but with hospitalizations and mortality, as of today, we expect smaller numbers than in the current Delta wave we are emerging from, ”the analyst said..

According to him, thanks to the vaccination of 40% of Ukrainians, there will certainly be a new outbreak of COVID-19, but with different indicators..

Ganichenko noted that the new Omicron coronavirus strain remains a serious potential threat of an outbreak in January 2022.

The World Health Organization said on December 12 that the Omicron coronavirus strain is less dangerous compared to Delta, which now dominates the world.. At the same time, according to WHO, the new strain is more infectious.

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