In the UK, 129,471 new infections were reported today – a new high. On Monday, the figure was 98,515, and 18 people have died from or with covid.
In Portugal, there were 17,172 new infections – a new high. 19 deaths were recorded. 61.5 percent of new infections were due to the Omikron variant.
In Turkey, 32,176 new infections were reported today – the most in two months. 184 deaths were recorded.
In Greece, cases doubled within 24 hours, with 21,657 new infections reported today – a new high. Authorities registered a good half of the new infections in the Athens metropolitan area, with about 70 percent being omicron.
In Italy, 78,313 coronavirus infections have been recorded in the past 24 hours – a new high. In addition, 202 deaths have been reported. More than one million swabs were counted in the past 24 hours, which is also considered a record since the beginning of the pandemic. 7.5 percent of those tested were positive. In light of the increasing number of Corona infections, the Italian government is considering reducing the duration of quarantine for people with three vaccinations from ten to five days. The quarantine requirement for vaccinated people who have come into contact with those who have tested positive could be abolished completely.
- source: derstandard.at/picture: pixabay.com
This post has already been read 708 times!