Deputy Minister of Health - Chief State Sanitary Doctor Igor Kuzin said that the peak incidence of ARVI and influenza is expected in February, in the summer Omicron will circulate mainly, reports Ukrinform. . Therefore, we expect that at the end of January and at most by mid-February 2025, we will have increasing incidence rates of influenza, and this will be the main cause of illness among Ukrainians. Peak incidence rates of acute respiratory viral infections are in mid-February with a gradual decrease until April 2025. After. We still predict the prevalence of covid, and according to preliminary forecasts, Omicron will circulate during the summer period,” Kuzin noted. . . ) almost 20% lower. During the New Year period, about 100 thousand people get sick every week, and almost half are children, because they are the most socialized and most actively communicate with each other,” said the chief state doctor. . . Mostly these are those with concomitant non-communicable diseases. The need for oxygen support in such patients is currently negligible. .

Therefore, sometimes respiratory support is indeed provided in healthcare institutions, but there is no such dependence or need that was during the covid pandemic now. We see background low levels of workload in intensive care units, we have not yet recorded any extremely complex cases or risky trends,” the deputy minister emphasized. . 66 deaths were recorded, and these were mainly people who were not vaccinated or had severe underlying diseases. . The influenza virus is circulating in 12 regions. . Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.