Very interesting that the article states
by TWO (2022-01-24 13:22:08)

In reply to: Interesting Op-Ed from South Africa on pandemic measures (link)  posted by sprack


No significant stress on the Health Care System. Doesn't seem to be the case in the US, I wonder why.

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Omicron, a variant that causes many millions of infections (possibly infecting half the South African population), did not result in significant stress on the country’s health system through hospitalisations and excess deaths (see here).