Category: Delta
UK SAGE: 1,000 Omicron hospitalizations a day by new year
BBC Health Reporter: “The number of people needing hospital treatment from the Omicron variant may reach at least 1,000 a day in England by the end of the year without extra restrictions being put in place – Sage scientists have told ministers.” 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...
Omicron: The world is “closer to the start of the pandemic than the end”
The emergence of the Omicron variant shows that the world is “closer to the start of the pandemic than the end”, one of Britain’s most senior scientific figures has warned, as he lamented a lack of political leadership over Covid. More...
Norway: 37,000 people tested for Covid following tractor fair outbreak
37,000 Norwegians have been asked to test themselves following a Covid infection outbreak at a trade fair. More...
Is Omicron another Plague Island export?
Is Omicron another Plague Island export? Both the Alpha and Delta variants were exported across the globe from the UK because of its laissez-faire attitude to border controls. More...
Germany: “We have to shut down the whole country even more”
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder calls for drastic nationwide measures to break the fourth wave. More...
Netherlands: “Dozens” infected with Covid on flights from South Africa
Dutch health authorities said that dozens of people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday are likely infected with COVID-19, and they are conducting further testing to see if people are infected with the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant. More...
Netherlands: Evening lockdown for three weeks from November 28th
All locations and events must close from 5 p.m. More...
Sweden: 43% of patients in ICU are fully vaccinated, and the figure is rising
In September 2021, 23% of those cared for in Swedish IVA (ICU) were fully vaccinated. More...
Slovakian President: “We are losing the fight against the pandemic, we need a lockdown”
“We are losing the fight against the pandemic, we need a lockdown”, said President Zuzana Čaputová on Tuesday after visiting the hospital in Ružinov in Bratislava. More...