Omicron 5, Galli: “Italy in full wave, we see only the tip of the iceberg”

“We are in the midst of a pandemic wave supported by Omicron 5 whose size is significantly greater than that described by official data. We have many ‘hidden’ infections. We know that many people, who do home-made DIY tests, do not report to be infected. Not to mention all those who do not even realize they are infected because this variant is also the cause of an important number of asymptomatic cases “. Thus, at Adnkronos Salute, Massimo Galli, former director of the infectious disease department of the Sacco hospital in Milan. The size of this wave “is greater than that officially registered. And no serious expert has doubts about this”. All in all, Galli points out, “it was an expected event: when Omicron 5 appeared and when we saw the speed with which the Omicron variants followed one another, replacing one with the other, it was also well understood that we could have an important wave “.