WHO warns of tsunami of Covid cases due to simultaneous circulation of Delta and Omicron variants
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World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the simultaneous circulation of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases.
WHO warns of tsunami of Covid cases due to simultaneous circulation of Delta and Omicron variants
The warning of WHO Chief ad US and countries across Europe are reporting record new COVID cases. The WHO said, new global cases had risen by 11 percent last week, while the US and France both registered record daily case numbers yesterday.
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.
The new variant, first discovered in South Africa has already become dominant in Europe. In the US, Omicron accounts for nearly 73 percent of the cases.
