'The pandemic will end, but COVID is not going away,' said Dr. Chris Weaver with IU Health. 'We will see it stay around or less like the yearly flu. We don't know how it will play out yet.'
INDIANAPOLIS — Within a couple of weeks, patients battling COVID-19 at Indiana University Health hospitals have dropped from 600 to around 250 people.
"The omicron variant starts to fizzle out at this time I believe," said Dr.Ram Yeleti, chief physician executive for Community Health. Dr. Michele Saysana, a pediatrician with IU Health, said that while it's a step forward in the right direction, we aren't out of the woods yet. "The pandemic will end, but COVID is not going away," said Weaver."We will see it stay around or less like the yearly flu. We don't know how it will play out yet," he said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'The pandemic will end, but COVID isn't going away': IU Health provides COVID-19 updateIU Health doctors say the number of COVID patients is going down, but hospitals remain busy.
Read more »
Covid-19: Five more Covid-related deaths and 2,951 casesThe total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by Stormont's Department of Health is 3,189.
Read more »
Covid-19: Four more Covid-related deaths and 2,235 casesThe total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by Stormont's Department of Health is 3,184 plus .
Read more »
Covid-19: Rethink end to free Covid tests, Naomi Long urgesPeople must be financially supported to test and self-isolate, Northern Ireland's justice minister says.
Read more »
Metro Health to close Alamodome COVID-19 testing site as cases in San Antonio plummetOver the past two weeks, an average of just 20 people used the Alamodome testing site daily, according to Metro Health. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX COVID19 CovidTesting
Read more »
How COVID-19 can harm pregnancy and reproductive healthSevere outcomes are uncommon, but serious infections—or long COVID afterward—can endanger mothers and their babies.
Read more »