SA, where the Omicron variant is driving a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, has seen a 255% increase in infections in the past seven days, but only 6% of intensive care beds are occupied by coronavirus patients, WHO Africa official Thierno Balde said on Thursday.
Balde's comments at a news conference follow early anecdotal accounts by SA doctors and researchers that Omicron is causing mainly mild disease.
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Only 6% of SA's intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients — WHO official
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SA, where the Omicron variant is driving a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, has seen a 255% increase in infections in the past seven days, but only 6% of intensive care beds are occupied by coronavirus patients, WHO Africa official Thierno Balde said on Thursday.
Balde's comments at a news conference follow early anecdotal accounts by SA doctors and researchers that Omicron is causing mainly mild disease.
Reuters
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