The “tsunami” of cases produced by the combination of the Delta variant and the Omicron variant is likely to “bringing health systems to the brink of collapse”. This was stated during a press conference by the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “This situation exerts, and will continue to do so, enormous pressure on an already exhausted health worker,” said the WHO chief.
The risk represented in the world by the Omicron variant of Covid-19 remains “very high”, the World Health Organization announced today. (WHO). “The global risk linked to the new worrying variant remains very high”, warns the WHO in its weekly epidemiological bulletin. “Reliable evidence shows that Omicron has a growth advantage over the Delta variant, with a capacity to double in two or three days,” adds the organization noting that “there is a rapid increase in the incidence of cases in a number of villages”.
Over 935,000 cases of Covid have been recorded on average every day in the last week worldwideand, that is to say the highest level ever reached since the beginning of the pandemic: this is what is shown by the accounts of the AFP news agency. The data refer to the week from 22 to 28 December and are based on the reports communicated daily by the health authorities of each country.
UNITED STATES – The state of New York has recorded a new record of new Covid cases: in the last 24 hours there have been 67,000. This was stated by Governor Kathy Hochul, noting that he had ordered 37 million kits to carry out the tests. The hospitalizations rose by 594 units to 6,767, while the deaths were 97.
SPAIN – Spain reduces the quarantine for those who are positive for Covid from ten to seven days. The Iberian media reported it. The isolation period has also been reduced to one week for those who are not vaccinated and have come into direct contact with a positive. The decision of the Public Health Commission, which brings together the Autonomous Communities of Spain and the Ministry of Health, came “unanimously”.
UNITED KINGDOM – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “up to 90%” of people currently admitted to the ICU for Covid in British hospitals have not received the third dose of the vaccine and has therefore once again urged citizens to undergo the ‘booster’ . Speaking to reporters, the prime minister added that there are 2.4 million people who have undergone two doses but have not made the recall, despite being eligible, and that this category is the most exposed to hospitalization.
FRANCE – France records over two hundred thousand new cases of Covid and sets a new record since the start of the pandemic. 208,000 people have been infected in the last 24 hours, French Health Minister Olivier Véran announced to the National Assembly. Yesterday the country had registered 180,000 new cases.
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