A sharp increase in the number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus in our country will not happen in the near future. This opinion was expressed by the well-known Russian epidemiologist Natalya Pshenichnaya.
She noted that Omicron is still the dominant strain in Russia, but now its more advanced versions with increased infectiousness. However, in most cases, Omicron provokes a health disorder that can be compared with ordinary SARS. And, as is well known, the vast majority of cold victims do not need to be hospitalized.
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Of course, if a cold or flu affects a person with a compromised immune system or a very elderly patient who is in fragile health, then the help of a doctor and the administration of specific medications under the supervision of medical personnel may be needed. But a massive outbreak of hospitalizations is not expected. With an increase in the number of patients, the level of hospitalized patients will increase, but not as much as it was during past waves.
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It is extremely important to monitor your health and try to seek medical help in case of worsening of the course of the coronavirus infection. Today, doctors have at their disposal certain effective drugs that, if necessary, do not allow the coronavirus to progress to a more severe stage, at which it can become pneumonia, which is already dangerous for the patient's life. (READ MORE) 
Natalya Pshenichnaya Medicine Deputy director for clinical and analytical work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor