Berlin’s numbers show about 20% Omicron for last week and about 3% for all of Germany. So at least in Berlin, it’s already there (and numbers should be >50% omicron with new year’s eve.)
In Hamburg, the numbers are also high. The same as London, New York, and all other dense connected traffic hubs. But even in Hamburg Omicron hasn’t taken over yet—though it can’t take much longer.
For reference, in neighboring Switzerland we did not stall with any significant lockdowns, and omicron is starting to take over only this week. Yesterday was the first time a clear uptick was visible in total case counts (delta + omicron), after a period of case counts being almost flat.
I know it’s unlikely, but if it was indeed omicron, its faster generation time also would make its numbers drop faster if they managed to move R under 1
Yep, that seems like the right explanation. It’s coming, but you’ve stalled it for a bit.
Berlin’s numbers show about 20% Omicron for last week and about 3% for all of Germany. So at least in Berlin, it’s already there (and numbers should be >50% omicron with new year’s eve.)
In Hamburg, the numbers are also high. The same as London, New York, and all other dense connected traffic hubs. But even in Hamburg Omicron hasn’t taken over yet—though it can’t take much longer.
For reference, in neighboring Switzerland we did not stall with any significant lockdowns, and omicron is starting to take over only this week. Yesterday was the first time a clear uptick was visible in total case counts (delta + omicron), after a period of case counts being almost flat.
I know it’s unlikely, but if it was indeed omicron, its faster generation time also would make its numbers drop faster if they managed to move R under 1