Dr. John Campbell
Apr 2, 2023
Omicron now and risky
London research https://www.who.int/publications/m/it…
- Covid, 3.6 million new cases (down 27% on the month)
- 25 000 deaths (down 39% on the month)
- Hospital admissions, down 9%
- ICU admissions down 5% As of 26 March 2023
- 761 million confirmed cases 6.8 million deaths
- Current trends in reported COVID-19 cases are underestimates of the true number of global infections and reinfections.
- Variants, geographic spread and prevalence 27 February to 26 March 2023 (28 days), 54, 922 SARS-CoV-2 sequences
- WHO closely tracking variant of interest, XBB.1.5 Six variants under monitoring (VUMs). BQ.1, BA.2.75, CH.1.1, XBB, XBF and XBB.1.16 XBB.1.16 is a recombinant of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 (three additional mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein)
- Reports do not indicate a rise in hospitalizations, ICU admissions, or deaths due to XBB.1.16.
Globally
- XBB.1.5 accounts for 45.1% of cases
- BQ.1, BA.2.75 declined CH.1.1 and XBF remained stable
- Civil Service, long covid, September and October 2022 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/…
- 10 – 10.8 %, declared the condition in autumn 2022
- 7.4 % affecting their day-to-day life (3.3 % of the general public)
- Year to March 2022
- Poor mental health
- Musculoskeletal problems Others Long covid
- Periods off sick, less than 20 working days 32.4 % of all absences
Originally posted at Dr Campbells YouTube Channel
