Ontario at 'leading edge' of Omicron: ER doctor
CTV
Ontario is now at the 'leading edge' of the Omicron variant wave, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, says one emergency room physician based in Toronto. Dr. Kashif Pirzada says the real wave of COVID-19 Omicron variant will occur in about two to three weeks when high case numbers translate into intensive care unit admissions.
Dr. Kashif Pirzada says the real wave of COVID-19 Omicron variant will occur in about two to three weeks when high case numbers translate into intensive care unit admissions.
"We're at the leading edge of this in Ontario," Pirzada told CTV News Channel on Thursday.
"Before with other waves, other countries showed us how bad it was getting, India with the Delta wave, Italy and China with the first wave. We are at the leading edge now for the first time and we don't want to be the headline. You don't want to be giving the data for a study in the future to show how badly things went, because that's how badly it's going to go if things are as projected."
Pirzada said the emergence of Omicron came at the "worst possible time," with fewer, and mostly burned out, hospital staff, and the Christmas week being the busiest time of the year.
