The physicist and corona modeler Dirk Brockmann expects that the peak of the omicron wave will soon be reached. “The course of this omicron wave is now peaking and we expect that the maximum will then be reached in the next few days,” said the professor from Berlin’s Humboldt University.
Brockmann pointed out that Omicron has a classic course that is reminiscent of other corona waves. After exponential growth, you can see “that the increase is slowly declining. This means that the numbers are still increasing, but they are decreasing”. According to his forecasts, the maximum was reached in mid-February, said the physicist, who models infectious diseases.
Regarding possible easing, he said that they would soon be possible, but caution should still be exercised. “If you look at the dynamics of this pandemic, you know to be patient until the numbers come back down.” Therefore, politics should not “relax into the falling number of cases, because that only delays”. In the past it has been seen that the pandemic has always been good for surprises.