Dr. Assem Araji, the head of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Labor, and Social Affairs, warned on Friday through his Twitter account that daily COVID-19 infections had reached 7,000, despite no increase in ICU admissions.

“This backs up research that show the Omicron form is 70% less dangerous than the Delta variant, but it doesn’t imply the virus is harmless.” The only cure is vaccination, preventative measures, and global herd immunity,” Araji tweeted.