In Japan, an increase in hospitalizations of the elderly with "omicron" was reported

Japan has recorded an increase in hospitalizations among people over 60 who have contracted the omicron strain of CORONAVIRUS. it is reported by Express with reference to the Fujimino Medical Center specialists.

“Hospitalized patients are getting older and developing severe symptoms,” said Akira Kano, DIRECTOR of the medical facility.

More than half of patients over 60 were hospitalized with pneumonia and needed ventilators, he said. He noted that claims of "softening" the "omicron" are far from what he has seen in practice.

Earlier, experts from the World HEALTH Organization (WHO) said that the elderly, as well as the unvaccinated, are at the greatest risk of infection with the omicron strain of coronavirus. According to Maria van Kerkhove, HEAD of the technical group of the WHO Emergency Diseases Unit, mortality from omicron infection increases with the age of the patient. “We also have data from some countries that show that people with at least one comorbid condition are at increased risk of hospitalization and death,” she added.