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What to know about getting the covid booster to fight the omicron coronavirus variant and how it can protect against serious illness.

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More than 24 NHS trusts have declared critical incidents in England after being overwhelmed by omicron patients. It means priority services may currently be under threat at one in six trusts in England. In the UK there are currently 17, patients in hospital with the virus, according to the latest daily figures — the highest figure since last February.

Yesterday close to , people tested positive for coronavirus. Other countries in Europe are also facing unprecedented numbers of daily coronavirus cases. In France, , coronavirus cases were recorded yesterday. Italy also reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row. The latest total was , Meanwhile, Turkey hit a record high of 66, cases yesterday.

It follows the approval of boosters in the US for 16 to year-olds in December. Tennis star Novak Djokovic is being detained in a hotel in Australia after he failed to provide adequate evidence of his vaccination status on entry to the country.

People wearing masks in the streets of Lyon, France. A coronavirus variant first discovered in France in late has had a lot of chances to spread but did not, according to an official from the World Health Organization WHO. The variant was discovered around the same time as omicron. Known as the B. The variant has 46 mutations and 13 deletions in its genome, say the team. Multiple variants of the virus have evolved since the pandemic began but only a handful have gone on to spread widely.

The highly-infectious omicron variant is currently sweeping through Europe, and France yesterday recorded , covid infections , a national record. Normal life will be made harder for unvaccinated people in France, French president Emmanuel Macron told Le Parisien yesterday. You will no longer be able to go for a coffee, you will no longer be able to go to the theatre. You will no longer be able to go to the cinema. The tennis player Novak Djokovic has faced backlash after yesterday saying on Instagram that he had received a medical exemption to take part in the Australian Open.

Only people who are fully vaccinated can currently visit Australia. Djokovic has not spoken about his vaccination status, but has previously expressed anti-vaccination sentiments. The organisers of the tournament, which starts on 17 January, say the athlete has not been given special treatment. Delhi will impose a weekend curfew to curb soaring omicron cases in the Indian city.

All non-essential activity will be banned from Friday night 7 January to Monday morning 10 January. The curbs are in addition to a nighttime curfew that has been in place since late December from 11pm and 5am.

Cinemas and gyms have also been closed since last week. The year ahead : What can we expect from the pandemic in ? Updates 5, new cases and 17 new deaths in Botswana [ source ]. Reported cases are sometimes removed if subsequent tests are negative.

This happens when cases identified through a positive rapid lateral flow test are followed by polymerase chain reaction PCR tests within 3 days that are all negative. These cases are removed daily from 21 May Because of this, the number of newly-reported cases may not be the same as the difference between the total number of reported cases from one day to the next.

The number of newly-reported cases in England and the UK is adjusted to take this into account, but the numbers for regions and local authorities are not adjusted. This means that for regions and local authorities, this figure does not show the actual number of new cases reported on that date. South Africa. Costa Rica. Saudi Arabia. Sri Lanka.

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