Omicron set to be Europe’s dominant variant by early 2022 – ECDC
Brussels, BelgiumReuters There is a “very high” risk the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will become dominant in Europe by early next year and lead to a growing number of hospital admissions and deaths, the European Union’s public health body said on Wednesday. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said in a report that […]
COVID cases break records in Europe, prompting booster shot expansion
Brussels, Belgium/Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe on Wednesday, with the continent once again the epicentre of a pandemic that has prompted new curbs on movement and seen health experts push to widen the use of booster vaccination shots. Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Hungary all reported new […]