The downward trend in the corona figures in Austria continues. In its Wednesday update, the forecast consortium assumed a slight decline in the number of infected people in normal wards – from 976 on Tuesday to 892 in two weeks (ranging from 706 to 1127) occupied beds.
The occupancy of the intensive care beds should remain about the same (Tuesday: 77 infected). According to the forecasting consortium, wastewater monitoring and official testing figures also show a downward trend in new infections.
According to experts, the highly contagious XBB.1.5 subline of the Omicron coronavirus variant could also spread to Europe and Austria in the coming weeks. “One can say with some prognostic certainty that the variant will also become the dominant variant for us,” warns German epidemiologist Hajo Zeeb.
Recent data from some countries in the region would indicate an increasing presence of XBB.1.5, Hans Kluge, director of the WHO Regional Office Europe, said Tuesday. Cases would be discovered in small but growing numbers. Work is underway to assess the potential impact.
Source: Krone
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