Bahrain’s ‘Omicron peak’ is near, top health experts say | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Bahrain’s ‘Omicron peak’ is near, top health experts say | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

The Omicron surge in Bahrain will soon peak nationally, said a top infectious disease expert yesterday, expressing hope for the existing cases to decline in the coming period based on projections. Constant monitoring and follow up of existing cases indicate that the peak of the Omicron surge is near, Lieutenant-Colonel Dr Manaf Al-Qahtani said, adding that there is no increase in patients requiring hospitalisation or intensive care. “Cases reported now are a fraction of the cases recorded during the peak of the previous variant,” he stressed. The infectious disease consultant at the Military Hospital, and a member of the National Medical Taskforce combating the Covid-19 pandemic, added: “We will witness a decline in the rate of daily existing cases in light of Bahrain approaching the peak of the Omicron surge.” Dr Manaf Al-Qahtani also assured that the medical sector in Bahrain is fully capable of dealing with patients who require hospitalisation or intensive care. Hospitals here have all diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities to deal with various stages of the virus, he added. Dr Jamila Al-Salman, a consultant in infectious and internal diseases at the Salmaniya Medical Complex and a Taskforce member, further confirmed that the Omicron variant is less dangerous