Denmark this week lifted all Covid related restrictions, and one of the many talking points is that patients in ICU have been declining, despite cases and hospitalisations increasing.
What's not mentioned is that at the end of Dec, Denmark changed protocols for admission to ICU.
What's not mentioned is that at the end of Dec, Denmark changed protocols for admission to ICU.
https://twitter.com/Kementri/status/1488922617989980162
Denmark, like Sweden, now has *fewer* ICU beds overall than at the start of the Pandemic - a casualty of exhausted health care workers quitting or sick.
With the onset of Omicron, new guidelines essentially said "Do they *really* need ICU? Could you do it another ward?"
With the onset of Omicron, new guidelines essentially said "Do they *really* need ICU? Could you do it another ward?"
Less than 2 weeks later, the total number of patients in ICU (unfortunately OwiD does not have admissions) started to decline. 
I'm in no position to judge the medical validity of this - it all sounds reasonable to me - but what can be said is *Denmark's ICU data is not the same as before*.
Like Sweden changing test protocols, it's important to understand if there's been any change underlying the stats.
Like Sweden changing test protocols, it's important to understand if there's been any change underlying the stats.
(Thanks @Kementri for the tip!)
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