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Doctor of the Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital of Lodz dr. Tomasz Karauda told RMF FM that the current number of patients in hospitals is reminiscent of the fall wave. According to the doctor, the symptoms of the disease have changed and more and more young people are entering medical institutions, he writes. wiadomosci.gazeta.pl.
“This is not the third wave of a pandemic, but a tsunami of infections”, is convinced Karauda.
The numbers are close to the records
In Poland, more than 25 thousand were confirmed last day. new cases of COVID-19 infection, the largest daily increase since the peak of infections reached last November, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
In the last 24 hours, 453 new deaths from infection have been recorded in the country and the total number of COVID-19 victims in Poland has reached 48,032.
The gradually increasing daily number of COVID-19 in Poland is approaching the previous record number of infections on November 7. 27,875 new cases of infection were registered in the country.
Measures to combat the coronavirus have recently been strengthened in the four most affected Polish voivodeships: Mazovia, including the capital, Warsaw, Lubusz, Pomerania and the Warmia-Masuria voivodeship.
The measures include the closure of hotels, ski slopes, recreational sports facilities and cultural facilities.
The latest data from the Ministry of Health show that a total of 1,956,974 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in the country since the start of the pandemic, and 48,032 people have died.
The ministry said Wednesday morning that 21,511 COVID-19 patients are currently being treated in hospitals across the country, of which 2,193 require artificial lung ventilation.
Since the start of the pandemic, 1,593,165 people have recovered from a coronavirus infection in Poland, including 6,001 the day before, the ministry said.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, 2,984,642 people have received the first dose of the vaccine in Poland on Wednesday morning, and 1,621,287 people have received both doses.
Symptoms of the disease change
“There are so many patients that sometimes we are faced with a situation where we cannot help everyone we want to help. Then we ask for the support of other departments. In fact, this is the peak of this wave, the tsunami of the sick, ”said T. Karauda.
When asked if there are vacancies at the hospital where he works, the doctor said the situation was dynamic. However, vacancies are filled very quickly with new patients.
“Whenever possible, we move patients to other rooms for treatment. However, many patients have breathing difficulties that can lead to death, “said the doctor.
He is convinced that many patients are infected with the “British” strain of COVID-19, which, according to the latest research, is 64%. more deadly than other previously developed coronavirus strains. Not only that, this strain of coronavirus is more contagious, so a shorter contact with another infected person is sufficient.
The doctor notes that in many cases even the symptoms of COVID-19 have changed: there is no longer loss of smell or taste, fever, or shortness of breath.
“Now, COVID-19 often starts with a sore throat, sinusitis, or diarrhea. “Every time an infection starts, it is necessary to perform a coronavirus test in this epidemiological situation,” said T. Karauda.
He advised calling the doctor to request a test, regardless of what symptoms the person is experiencing.
According to him, compared to the autumn wave, more and more young people are entering hospitals.
AstraZeneca did not stop vaccination
Poland, unlike most EU Member States, has not stopped vaccination with AstraZeneca.
Michal Dworczyk, head of the Polish prime minister’s office, said on Tuesday that growing concerns about vaccine safety could be the result of a “planned disinformation campaign,” Euronews reported.
He also said that Poland will continue to vaccinate the population with this vaccine.
Dworczyk’s comments came at a time when more and more European countries are suspending AstraZeneca due to unconfirmed reports that life-threatening blood clots may develop after vaccination.
“Many countries have temporarily suspended vaccination [„AstraZeneca“ vakcina], caused the panic caused by the information disseminated by the media about the alleged complications, ”said M. Dworczyk.
“I think we may have faced a planned disinformation campaign and a brutal fight between pharmaceutical companies, perhaps supported by the countries where these companies are registered,” he added.
A Polish government official said that the country that had suspended vaccination with AstraZeneca “soon” will continue vaccination. He added that any decision made by the Polish government would be based “only on validated data” from scientists and doctors.
Bad script
The Polish government announced new restrictions last Thursday, such as the closure of shops and sports clubs in two more regions, including Warsaw.
The country’s authorities are installing temporary hospitals in stadiums and exhibition halls and are urging doctors to postpone non-COVID procedures.
“The worst case scenario is materializing,” Polish Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said last Thursday. “We are not just dealing with the dynamic growth of infections, the trend is likely to be long-lasting.”
At the start of the pandemic last year, Poland declared a quarantine and then avoided the worst effects, but the country was hit hard by the second wave of COVID-19 late last year and the third this year.
In Poland, there is a national obligation to wear masks. Restaurants and bars can only carry food. Most students study remotely.
German experts have also recently warned that the morbidity rate may reach the December 2020 level.
Thorsten Lehr, a professor at the University of Sarland, told the dpa news agency that the situation could become what it was before Christmas and in 2021. In April, the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants could reach 200.
According to him, this is due to increased human-to-person contact and the spread of more contagious strains of coronavirus, such as the strain of the virus discovered in the UK.
Research labs report that the British strain now accounts for about a third of all positive cases. It is estimated at 35 percent. most contagious and can be 40 to 60 percent. more deadly.
According to Lehr, the British variety could represent more than 90 percent in the future. in all cases.
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