COVID-19: New Records Expected in the 5th Wave

Virus researcher Miklós Rusvai expects a lot of patients, but fewer hospitalizations and deaths in the fifth wave of the outbreak caused by the omicron variant, the business news site napi.hu writes.

The number of infected people will be very high, the highest among the previous epidemic waves, with the number of patients per day exceeding the 12,000 of the autumn wave, and even reaching 15,000, the expert said in a television program.

However, the wave caused by the omicron variant will not be as severe in terms of the number of people in hospital, on ventilators or losing their lives.

The booster vaccine is of great importance for those who have received the vaccine 4-6 months ago, he added.

Regarding the "flurona" condition - when someone has both coronavirus and flu - Miklós Rusvai said it can be dangerous, as the two diseases can amplify each other's effects. Upper respiratory symptoms, pneumonia, muscle aches, fatigue and high fever can occur together.