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COVID in Europe: Records broken as UK and Denmark see Omicron surge
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Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent.
In some parts, the increase has been compounded by the emergence of the new Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa.
Some countries have taken steps targeting the unvaccinated, while programmes are also being rolled out in several nations to vaccinate young children.
The UK set another record for the third day in a row with a further 93,045 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on Friday (December 17) driven by the more transmissible Omicron variant.
In England, the chief medical officer urged people to limit who they see in the festive period — and pubs and restaurants said many were heeding that advice by
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