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“It just came to our attention then [užsikrėtimo] “The number of cases is on the rise and we have a big outbreak,” Eike Kingsepp, a department spokesman, told Postimees.
At the time, Krista Fischer, a professor of statistics at the University of Tartu, after advising the government on the fight against the coronavirus, was in no hurry to say that the epidemiological situation was deteriorating sharply.
“We don’t know if the outbreak will lessen or become unmanageable, but I don’t think there is any reason to call it a second wave,” Fischer said.
Irja Lutsar, professor of microbiology at the University of Tartu, seconded her colleague.
“It just caught our eye then. The virus has not disappeared anywhere,” emphasized I. Lutsar.
According to her, this is also evidenced in the statistics, since new infections appear almost every day, and the days when no diseases were registered were quite exceptional.
Late last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that youthful habits could trigger a second wave of coronavirus in Europe. The Estonian Department of Health also believes that the disease is transmitted mainly among young people.
For example, in one of the country’s nightclubs that became a focus of coronavirus, the average age of patients was 24 years.
“But this is just the so-called first circle of patients. Today, the youngest patient affected by the outbreak is under 10 years old and the oldest is over 70 years old, “said Kingsepp.
Fischer said that young people in Estonia are currently primarily responsible for the spread of the coronavirus.
“Can you call it a wave? I realized that the virus is spreading mainly among young people, and there have been few cases among people over 50, “Fischer said, adding that if young people do not infect the older generation, there is no reason to worry. too.
However, he acknowledged that it is not easy for young patients with COVID-19 either.
“Unfortunately, a study in the United States has shown that the disease can be quite an unpleasant experience for young people, and a fifth of them suffer from it for a long time, perhaps a month,” said the researcher.
According to her, as long as the infection is transmitted to the young person, there should not be a sudden influx of patients.
Mr. Lutsar, for his part, said that between 15% and 18% All patients are over 50 years old, others are younger.
“Assuming a person under the age of 50 is as young as he or she is, then the majority of cases are among young people,” the professor explained.
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