Half of Europe on track to catch Omicron as China lockdown millions

Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 11, 2022

More than half of people in Europe are projected to catch Omicron in the next two months, the WHO said Tuesday, as millions in China faced fresh lockdowns on the two-year anniversary of the world's first Covid death. The highly-transmissible variant has ripped through countries at breakneck pace, forcing governments to impose fresh measures and scramble to roll out booster shots. Europ