Gigas Majorkinis explains the causes of the spread of the coronavirus.
EKPA School of Medicine Associate Professor and Infectious Disease Specialist spoke about the rise in coronavirus cases, Gigas Mallorca MEGA and “You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet” on the show.
Experts are beginning to express their concern about the possibility Further increase in cases In combination with the presence of other respiratory infections.
As said Mr. MallorcaSubstantial variability in circulation greatly increased the epidemic, leading to the largest outbreak seen since the summer of 2022: “Recently there has been a sharp upsurge. This is the largest outbreak since the summer of 2022. We have not yet reached a flu outbreak, so what we are mainly concerned about is the coronavirus outbreak. There is a subvariant that has significantly increased transmissibility and immune system evasion compared to previous infections. The second one that worries us is Thing is, vaccination participation has been sluggish this year..
Regarding parents' fears about children returning to schools after the holidays, he said they are participating up to a graduation, but not driving the epidemic.
“There are instructions to wash hands and ventilate the classroom, and sick students do not count their absence for 5 days. When we say health advice, we mean that parents must follow it. If they don't follow it, administrative action is required and is taken when the public health system is under pressure. Doctors are at home. When you say stay, you should stay at home.”.
Referring to the pressure faced by the NHS, he said it was not negligible but it was not an insurmountable pressure but could be addressed through moderate measures and recommendations.
“We expect a 10-20% increase. The number of cases is many, but what we are interested in is the inflows moving at 90-100 and we still have a lot of “air”. We are far from any obligation issue.”.
