5th wave soon to be past its peak in Hungary?

György Póta said that the fifth wave caused by the Omicron variant would be past its zenith in Hungary. However, he added that, until then, many children and young adults would catch the virus. Meanwhile, MTI published that 105 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, and 16,435 new coronavirus infections were registered in Hungary.

According to blikk.hu, Mr Póta said it was good news that the number of patients treated in hospitals did not rise in the last few weeks despite the steep rise in the number of new infections. He highlighted that most children produce only light symptoms.

György Póta said that the fifth wave would be over in a couple of weeks thanks to the protective measures the government introduced.

He added that when Hungary would get past the fifth wave’s peak, the number of new infections would steeply decrease.