The Omicron variant will henceforth be predominant in Switzerland, where patients who have received three doses of vaccine have had to be hospitalized, health ministry officials said today. Switzerland has one of the highest rates of infection in Europe, with young people in their 20s being hardest hit, they told a news conference in Bern. […]
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The Omicron mutation is now predominant in the Netherlands
The Omicron variant is now predominant in the Netherlands, authorities have said, warning of an increase in hospital admissions. Despite the reduction in the number of infections, with 9,213 positive cases today, the high transmissibility of the Omicron variant “will lead to new infections in the coming days,” the National Institute of Public Health announced. […]
YPOIK is ready for new support measures
By Tasos Dasopoulos The continuation of the double crisis of price increases and the pandemic, restores the possibility for additional measures to support the economy, at least for the first months of 2022. The biggest problem today comes from the constant price increases of gas, oil and electricity that significantly affect both family budgets and […]
A South African study shows that Omicron boosts immunity against the Delta
Research by scientists in South Africa shows that Omicron infection strengthens immunity to the Delta mutation, according to Reuters. The study, which has not been evaluated by peers, found that people who were infected with Omicron, especially those who had been vaccinated, developed enhanced immunity to the Delta mutation. The analysis included 33 vaccinated and […]
Belgium: ‘I’m ready to consider compulsory vaccination’, PM says for first time
“I am ready to consider compulsory vaccination,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croix said for the first time in an interview with the Flemish newspaper De Zondag. As the year draws to a close and 2021 is still marked by a pandemic, the Belgian Prime Minister has announced that “the Omicron mutation will not be […]
More than 2,100 flights were canceled worldwide today
More than 2,100 flights were canceled again today by airlines around the world, with the Omicron variant disrupting travel during the holidays, as company employees – mostly pilots – were in quarantine. According to the latest count of the specialized website Flightaware, today at 13:30 Greek time, these problems mainly concerned China, Indonesia and the […]
France: The government is currently considering additional measures
The French government will decide today to take new restrictive measures to deal with Covid-19, at a time when the Omicron variant is launching the number of cases. President Emanuel Macron will attend a teleconference conference at the health council in the afternoon at 4 pm local time, one hour before the cabinet meeting to […]
China: Xi’an city in lockdown for 5th day
The Chinese city of Xi’an remains under lockdown for a fifth day today, while the authorities announced that yesterday 150 new cases of local transmission of Covid-19 were registered with symptoms, with their number slightly decreasing from the previous day. The number of infections in Xi’an, home to 13 million people, remains very small compared […]
Omicron: First death in Australia, where authorities insist on opening plan
Australian authorities announced today the first death due to complications of COVID-19 in a person infected with the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus and a new rapid increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections, without announcing new restrictive measures, arguing that hospital admissions remain low. Omicron’s first victim was an eighty-year-old with underlying diseases. His death is […]
US: More than 2,500 flights canceled in US over Christmas three due to Omicron
U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Sunday as crews were immobilized amid growing COVID-19 infections, causing thousands of Christmas travelers misery. Commercial airlines had canceled 1,001 flights in, to or from the United States by the afternoon, according to a count on FlightAware.com. It was the third day in a row and according to […]
