Covid, Galli: “Omicron 5 as an influence? Still early”

“Covid is now an influence? I don’t think the time is yet ripe to say it and to get to ordinary management. I remain cautious given the appearance on the scene of a new sub-variant, the Omicron 5, which could give us some problems”. Massimo Galli, former director of the infectious disease department of the Sacco hospital in Milan, told Adnkronos Salute. “I can share with some colleagues – he explains – the assessment that the disease is becoming less impacting on health facilities. We have a less pathogenic disease, but this does not necessarily mean that the virus has ‘calmed down’. In fact, there are also many vaccinated and this could make it difficult for the virus to lead to severe disease. ” For Galli, therefore, “we still need caution, because every time a new diffusion variant arrives it is evident that there will also be an important number of infections. And every time we have so many cases, even though the disease has less impact, the The risk of seeing hospitals in difficulty cannot be excluded. In any case, a percentage, albeit a small one, gets sick more seriously. And if there are so many cases, the absolute number of people who get sick increases “.