Omicron and Delta driving tsunami of cases

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Omicron and Delta driving tsunami of cases - WHO

By Semi Turaga

Thursday 30/12/2021

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The World Health Organisation says the combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of COVID-19 cases.

This comes after the US and countries across Europe reported record new cases.

France reported Europe's highest ever daily figure for the second day in a row, at 208,000 cases.

And the US has reported a record average of 265,427 cases a day over the last week, according to Johns Hopkins.

Denmark, Portugal, the UK and Australia have all also reported record-breaking figures.

[Source: BBC]

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