"Two confirmed cases of "Omicron" can grow tomorrow and the day after," said Professor Maka Buleishvili.
She said that special care should be taken by the elderly. According to the professor, if the Omicron strain spreads, the hospital sector will face problems.
"The prevalence of Omicron is 3-4 times higher, especially if the recommendations are not followed. We should pay special attention to the pre-New Year period when the mobility of the population is high. Due to the mild symptoms of "Omicron," it can be properly managed by family doctors. But we saw what happened in the case of the Delta strain when the infection rate was 5,000 to 6,000. If that number were to triple, quadruple or quintuple, it would be difficult for the primary health care staff," Buleishvili told the media center "Mtavari."
