Covid-19: Omicron Surge Will Make It Hard To Keep Everyday Life Operating, Medical Expert Warns

An infectious disease expert said the growing surge in COVID-19 cases led by the Omicron variant will make it difficult for the United States to keep everyday life operating.

An infectious disease expert said the recent surge in COVID-19 cases led by the Omicron variant will make it difficult for the United States to keep everyday life operating.
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Nicole Valinote

12/30/2021 4:30 p.m.

Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, made the comment in an interview with MSNBC on Thursday, Dec. 30.

"Over the next three to four weeks we are going to see the number of cases in this country rise so dramatically, that we're going to have a hard time keeping everyday life operating," he said.

Osterholm added that the country is seeing the strain already in health care settings.

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He added that he supports the CDC's decision to shorten the isolation period for those who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic.

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"I think that it's not perfect," he told MSNBC. "It won't be perfect. But what we have coming before us in the next few weeks is hardly going to allow for just a perfect response. "

Watch the full MSNBC interview here.

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