Infections from Covid continue to grow relentlessly in Europe: "We are close to 300 thousand in a single day," French Health Minister Olivier Veran said in front of Parliament.
To be precise, there are 271,686, and after several months the number of hospitalized patients exceeds 20 thousand: they are 20,186, almost 600 more than yesterday. In intensive care there are 3,665 people (+11), a dramatic number of deaths, which are 297.
France is grappling with the worst wave in Europe, fueled by the spread of the Omicron variant, and aims to tighten the circle around the no vax.
In Parliament today the discussion on the super green pass only for vaccinated and cured people for access to restaurants, bars, recreational spaces and public transport has restarted. The use of the fourth dose on the Israel model is also being studied with the scientists.
The debate is not easy, some parliamentarians have even denounced death threats by the no vax, but the government keeps the point. Also because, Veran warned, “January will be a difficult month for hospitals.
Absolute peak since the beginning of the pandemic also in Great Britain , for the first time over 200 thousand cases per day, 218,724 to be precise. Over 1.7 million tests carried out, hospital admissions jumped to over 14 thousand, about 2 thousand more than yesterday.
Even in Sweden , where the new wave arrived late compared to the other Nordic countries, it is grappling with a new peak of infections: 11,507 in one day, a record since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations are also on the rise.
King Carl XVI Gustavo and Queen Silvia also tested positive for Covid: both "vaccinated with three injections, have mild symptoms and feel well", the palace said.
And the incidence of the virus dates back for the sixth day in a row also in Germany , which has experienced an anomalous situation compared to other European countries. Hit hard by the fourth wave before the Omicron variant arrived, when the infections passed the peak and started the descent, the new variant arrived to make them go up.
The incidence is 239.9 weekly infections per 100 thousand inhabitants: the areas of Bremen (516.4) and Hamburg (390.2) are particularly affected. In intensive care there are more than 4 thousand patients. The government's expert council meets today to address the issue of the hypothetical reduction in quarantine times.
(Unioneonline / L)