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The chief infectologist of the South Pest Central Hospital spoke on the Sunday program of the ATV Weekly Diary with András Sváby about the fact that the situation is worse now than during the first wave, in the spring. János Slavik said the proportion of deaths in his intensive care unit in the spring was around 30 percent, but now, during the second wave, between 40 and 45 percent of patients treated here are dying. The chief physician emphasized that this was only for patients treated with a ventilator. Patients get older and worse, so they cannot rule out that more and more people die.
The chief physician explained that at South Pest Central Hospital there are currently only coronavirus patients in the intensive care unit who need mechanical ventilation.
According to Slavic, 5 to 10 percent of hospitalized patients die from the virus. He added that the average age is now approaching 50-60 years.
Regarding the drug remdesivir, which is also used in Hungary, he said that there is currently no truly effective antiviral agent against coronavirus, and at the moment there are experimental agents that appear to be effective. He drew attention to the fact that people with Down syndrome are also at risk: experience has shown that they are ten times more likely to die from the coronavirus, so they must also be given greater protection.
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