Fifth Wave of the Epidemic Arrives in Hungary

The fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic has also arrived in Hungary, Szabolcs Békássy, the national professional leader of the College of General Practitioners said on television this Thursday. There has been a significant rise in the number of people consulting doctors with respiratory symptoms.

The rise in cases was expected after the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus across Europe. However, they were surprised that the fifth wave arrived in Hungary so quickly, just days after the end of the fourth wave," he said.

Patients with respiratory symptoms are asked to call in advance so they can be seen separately by appointment. From an epidemiological point of view, it is very important to separate infectious patients from chronic patients.

According to the latest data from the National Centrerfor Public Health, the omicron variant is responsible for 10-15% of infections. According to Szabolcs Békássy, this variant is expected to be responsible for the vast majority of cases within a few weeks.

According to the expert, many people are expected to become infected in the next period, but the number of hospitalised patients will increase less.

The role of the third vaccine will now be even more important. Because those who have already received the three vaccines are much less likely to develop a serious illness," said the national collegiate professional leader of general practitioners.