Omicron Outbreak: Europe hit by Covid-19 tsunami
Covid-19 pandemic caused by the Omicron variant has
. brought a tsunami of coronavirus cases all over Europe, including France.
Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Europe as well as in the UK.
The health system has deteriorated due to increasing cases.
The dramatic rise prompted a warning .
from World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“Delta and omicron are now twin threats driving up casesc to record numbers.
leading to spikes in hospitalization and deaths,” Tedros told a press briefing.
“I am highly concerned that omicron, being highly transmissible and spreading at the same time.
as Delta, is leading to a tsunami of cases.”
France has the highest new infection rate in Europe, with 208,000 new cases reported on December 29.
. “We have never experienced such a situation,”.
he said, describing the increase in cases as “dizzying.”
The WHO warned on December 29 that the omicron variant still poses a “very high” risk and could overwhelm healthcare systems.
Cases have shot up by 11 per cent globally in the last week.
omicron had become the dominant strain in the multiple countries including Greece, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
France reported Europe’s highest ever daily figure for the second day in a row, at 208,000 cases.
And the US has reported a record average of 265,427 cases a day over the last week.
according to Johns Hopkins.
In China, which has pursued a “zero Covid” approach.
just three asymptomatic cases prompted 1.2 million people in the central city of Yuzhou to be confined to their homes.
Omicron is also fuelling surging cases in India, where authorities said the capital will lock down over the weekend.
“Now, Omicron is lethal, it can cause death .
maybe a little bit less than Delta, but who’s to say what the next variant might throw out,” she added.