Category: Superspreader events
Britain plays Russian roulette with Covid – 130,000 symptomatic cases and rising
THE UK Covid app ZOE is reporting 129,970 new symptomatic covid cases in the UK today, as the Omicron variant spirals out of control. More...
UK GP: Omicron kills in the same way as classic covid in the elderly
“Omicron spreads like wildfire. Omicron went from one patient in a ward, to 8 patients and 4 staff infected overnight, to 5 wards full (mostly hospital acquired) 4 days later. More...
UK: They partied whilst their citizens died in their thousands
88,376 Covid cases in the UK today – another new pandemic record. More...
Plague Island: highest ever UK Covid case rate, Omicron now dominant in London
Another dismal Covid record has been broken in Britain today. More...
Denmark: over 10,000 Omicron cases a day expected as variant becomes dominant this week
Denmark’s SSI estimates that Omicron will become the dominant Covid-19 variant this week. More...
Scotland: Christmas parties cancelled over Omicron fears
Public Health Scotland has told people they should delay Christmas parties and Hogmanay celebrations due to fears over the rising number of Omicron cases in the country. More...
Omicron: 73% attack rate at Oslo restaurant superspreader event
As of 8th December, around 70 % of just over 100 participants at a Christmas party held on 26 November at a restaurant in Oslo have been subsequently diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. More...
Norway: “situation is more worrying now than in previous pandemic waves”
“The threat from Omicron is enormous”. NIPH director Camilla Stoltenberg says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus can cause a lot of infection and disease, “perhaps more than before in the pandemic”. More...
Norway: Social restrictions reintroduced to combat Covid infections
The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends a maximum of 10 people in private homes, one meter social distancing and bar closures. More...
Spain: Malaga hospital christmas party superspreader – nearly 70 medics infected
Everyone who was infected had antigen tests or third booster jabs before the party. More...