Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent.
Several nations have been reporting record numbers of new daily cases, the increase compounded by the emergence of the new Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa.
Some countries have taken steps targeting the unvaccinated, while programmes are also being rolled out to vaccinate young children.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday (January 4) that the country would "ride out" the Omicron wave, even as the UK reported more than 218,000 new COVID-19 infections.
"We have a chance to ride out this Omicron wave without shutting down our country once again," Johnson said, adding that Omicron was milder
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