European countries such as the UK and Germany are bracing themselves due to the omicron variant of the coronavirus, which appears to be more transmissible than previous variants.
COVID-19 cases are sweeping Europe once again — here is a breakdown of how each country has reacted to the surge.
Measures vary across the continent — from a national lockdown in Austria and moves towards mandatory vaccination in Germany, to the United Kingdom where only light restrictions are in place.
Concerns over the Omicron new variant detected in South Africa have prompted many European countries to put curbs on travel.
However, Delta remains by far the dominant force in Europe, accounting for the vast majority of new infections and putting increasing pressure on hospitals.
The World Health Organization warned in November that Europe and Central Asia could face another 700,000 COVID-19 deaths by March 1.
Here is a run-down of the latest situation in some of the European countries.
Denmark on Sunday (December 5) reported a worrisome increase to 183 confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant.
(Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it would ship millions more doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine to Asian neighbours this week as a continuation of bilateral donations.
The European Medicines Agency Wednesday said there are “good scientific grounds” to suggest that mixing COVID-19 vaccines is safe and effective.
That’s because, currently, all the approved vaccines work in a similar way — by stimulating an immune response to the viral spike protein, the EMA said in an email.
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