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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Omicron could infect 50% of Europeans in next two months, says WHO

Hans Kluge, Europe director, demands immediate action to avoid health services being swamped by Covid ‘tidal wave’

A west-to-east “tidal wave” of Omicron infections risks submerging health systems across Europe, the World Health Organization has said, warning that more than half the region’s population will be infected with the variant in the next two months.

Hans Kluge, the WHO’s Europe director, said the region had recorded more than 7m new cases in the first week of 2022, double the rate a fortnight previously, with more than 1% of the population catching Covid-19 each week in 26 countries.

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