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COVID in Europe: UK increases virus alert level as Omicron spreads
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COVID-19 cases are sweeping Europe once again — here is a breakdown of how each country has reacted to the surge.
It comes amid the emergence of the new Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa, that many fear is already beginning to spread quickly.
However, Delta remains, for now, the dominant force in Europe, accounting for the vast majority of new infections and putting increasing pressure on hospitals.
The World Health Organization warned in November that Europe and Central Asia could face another 700,000 COVID-19 deaths by March 1.
Here is a run-down of the latest situation across Europe.
The UK government raised the country’s official coronavirus threat level on Sunday, warning that the highly transmissible Omicron variant
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