Gauteng, South Africa now showing signs they are past their peak – cases and hospitalisations are dropping

1 of 4:

Gauteng #Omicron update – 23 December:

All hospital variables are peaking at levels slightly below my 4 December projections.

2 of 4:

Compared to Delta, the significantly lower severity of #Omicron (lower ICU and ventilated beds) for similar case levels is now clearly evident.

3 of 4:

I have just returned after 4 days in the wilderness with no cellphone reception, but a quick scan of the headlines is looking encouraging.

4 of 4:

South Africa drops all contact tracing and quarantining.

Originally tweeted by pieterstreicher (@pieterstreicher) on December 24, 2021.