More than 50 per cent of people in Europe will be infected by the omicron variant within the next 6 to 8 weeks, warns WHO. Most people in Europe will become infected with the omicron variant in the next 6 to 8 weeks if the trend in case rates continues, the World Health Organization WHO has warned.
The region saw 7 million new cases of covid in the first week of — a figure that had more than doubled over a two-week period, WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge told journalists at a press briefing on Tuesday.
The figure for deaths within 28 days of a positive test currently stands at , Cases remain high in the UK. Over 1. The US recorded 1. The previous record for the US was 1. Over the last seven days, over 4. The figure represents an 86 per cent increase on the previous week.
The number of people hospitalised with a coronavirus infection also continues to rise in the country. As of Sunday, , people with the virus were hospitalised — a record-breaking figure that surpasses the peak of , reported on 14 January last year, reports the New York Times. In the last seven days, 8, people in the US have died with a coronavirus infection, according to the HHS. So far, around , people in the US have lost their lives to the virus.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce details of such a plan within the coming weeks. To be considered endemic, a disease outbreak would be consistently present in a region, with predictable spread and infection rates.
The spread and rates of the disease would be predictable. This is currently far from the case in the UK, where over , deaths have been reported so far, and , new cases were reported on Sunday. Scientists have expressed concern. There are lots of things we can be doing to stop the virus from spreading. No level of death from covid is acceptable to me. UK ministers have denied reports that rapid-acting lateral flow tests will cease to be offered on a free-of-charge basis in England , at least for the time being.
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If correct, this means the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus would be pushed up from 5. India experienced a huge second wave of coronavirus infections in the first half of , leaving hospitals overwhelmed and a national shortage of oxygen supplies.
In common with many other low and middle-income countries, India does not have good systemic methods for recording causes of death, especially those that occur in rural areas. The military is being deployed to help in London hospitals due to staff shortages caused by covid infections and people self-isolating. The two hundred members of the armed forces will include doctors, nurses and other personnel for general assistance.
London was the first part of England to experience the latest covid surge caused by the omicron variant. People may need a fourth dose of a covid vaccine by autumn in the northern hemisphere, Stephane Bancel of vaccine manufacturer Moderna has said.
Israel has approved giving fourth shots to healthcare workers and people over the age of Free covid rapid lateral flow test kits are handed out in Walthamstow, north London, England. More than 24 NHS trusts have declared critical incidents in England after being overwhelmed by omicron patients.
It means priority services may currently be under threat at one in six trusts in England. In the UK there are currently 17, patients in hospital with the virus, according to the latest daily figures — the highest figure since last February. Yesterday close to , people tested positive for coronavirus. Other countries in Europe are also facing unprecedented numbers of daily coronavirus cases. In France, , coronavirus cases were recorded yesterday.
Italy also reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row. The latest total was , Meanwhile, Turkey hit a record high of 66, cases yesterday. It follows the approval of boosters in the US for 16 to year-olds in December.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic is being detained in a hotel in Australia after he failed to provide adequate evidence of his vaccination status on entry to the country. People wearing masks in the streets of Lyon, France. The CDC similarly shortened the amount of time people who have come into close contact with an infected person need to quarantine.
The new guidance was issued amid warnings from the business community that the spike in cases could soon cause widespread staffing shortages because of workers being forced to stay home. Already, thousands of airline flights have been canceled over the past few days in a mess blamed on omicron.
CDC officials said the guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the virus are most infectious in the first few days. Just last week, the CDC loosened rules that previously called on health care workers to stay off the job for 10 days if they test positive.
Early research suggests omicron may cause milder illnesses than earlier versions. But the sheer number of people becoming infected — and therefore having to isolate or quarantine — threatens to crush the ability of hospitals, airlines and other businesses to stay open, experts say.
Rochelle Walensky said Monday. Research, including a study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine in August, backs that up, though medical experts cautioned that nearly all of the data predates omicron. The CDC has been under pressure from the public and the private sector, including Delta Air Lines, to explore ways to shorten the isolation time. The Philippines kept its capital under loose movement restrictions under which most businesses can operate in a limited capacity.
The surge in Covid cases has subsided in the past weeks, prompting renewed calls from officials for reopening to aid an economy that remained in recession last quarter. Vaccinations have been picking up, with almost 5. After violent street protests in Colombia and a raging pandemic in Argentina prompted the co-hosts of the Copa America soccer event to pull out, the premier South American soccer tournament will be played in Brazil.
Brazil, which has the third-most Covid cases in the world, is clearly not a risk-free setting to host the matches. But the local soccer league kicked off its season last weekend without fans in the stands, and Brazil has few if any restrictions to enter the country beyond a negative PCR test.
This means the establishments will remain closed until June Thailand recorded 5, new infections and 19 deaths on Monday, taking the cumulative caseloads to , and 1,, respectively. The majority of new infections reported were still found in Bangkok. Beds in U. The hospitalization rate was little changed from the day before and hospital beds occupied by Covid patients totaled 25, More stories like this are available on bloomberg.
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