Milanko Sekler (Photo:PrintScreen YouTube)
Dr Milanko Sekler, a virologist, has said on Jan. 24 that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 allows “a semblance of normal life to return,” adding that “the virus has travelled two-thirds of the journey, and everything looks as it should for now.”
Sekler said in an interview with the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (RTS) that respiratory illnesses were typically more common in winter months, and that children should go back to schools and kindergartens. “Bacterial infections aside, respiratory virus infections are more common during winter, because people spend more time indoors. It’s cold outside, and cold weather may lead to a sluggish immune response and a greater susceptibility to infection,” Sekler said.
The virologist underlined that children “are ideal Covid-19 spreaders,” especially in schools and kindergartens, spending a lot of time together indoors. It’s therefore impossible to protect them against coronavirus or flu infections, Sekler explained.
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