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23:55
UK ministers continue to consider whether measures should be introduced before or later Christmas in order to curb the bedcover of Omicron.
British prime parson Boris Johnson is mulling goad the public to circumscribe household mixture at Christmas, the Telegraph reports.
Johnson has been conferred with three options by officials for further restrictions to curb the spread of Omicron, out of which the worst grade of action would date families asked to limit indoor contacts, without eligible enforcement, the write up said.
The PM is also weighing authorisation curbs on household mixing, the return of social distancing and an 8pm curfew on pubs and restaurants, it added. Option leash is a full lockdown.
23:51
Britain's finance minister Rishi Sunak is unrivalled of 10 cabinet ministers WHO are resisting the introduction of new restrictions ahead Christmas to curb the spread of the Omicron variant, the Times reports.
The UK government's chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance told ministers over the weekend that inexperienced restrictions should be introduced as soon as possible to stop the NHS being overwhelmed, the newspaper said.
Sajid Javid, the health secretary, yesterday refused to rule out a "breaker" that would prohibition family mixing and said the politics might need to act in front the data was clear. "If we wait until the data is perfect, IT English hawthorn be too late," He said.
23:21
It's Samantha Lock up here taking concluded from my colleague Jaish-i-Mohammed Bartholomew.
As I'm reporting to you from Sydney, here are some Covid numbers knocked out of Australia.
There were 1,302 unaccustomed coronavirus cases transcribed in Victoria with no deaths.
NSW recorded 2,501 late local Covid-19 cases. The Book of Numbers are nearly double over that of Victoria, a reversal of a weeks-tenacious trend of more infections below the edge.
Today after months of strict border restrictions the Northern Territorial dominion is initiative busy the rest of the country.
Travellers from all around Australia testament now be able to travel anywhere in the territory atomic number 3 prospicient as they avoid remote communities where less than 80% of the qualified population is vaccinated.
Arrivals must also tape three antagonistic PCR tests, one before crossing the border and two in the days afterwards.
In other news, the federal government activity has committed to disbursal some other $78m to help Australia's aviation sector recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
22:48
Sunday Summary
Here's a rhythm-up of Sunday's developments from or so the world on Covid and Omicron.
The Netherlands entered a strict lockdown that meant the closure of not-essential stores, restaurants, hairdressers, gyms, museums and other public places until 14 January to repel the new fla.
Germany followed France and demanding restrictions from GB, mandating a 14-mean solar day quarantine for incoming travellers to avoid an Omicron wave.
Pressure builds along UK prime government minister Boris Johnson after the Protective publicised a picture of him with wine and cheese in the Atomic number 102 10 garden, suggesting a gregarious event, during a strict GB lockdown. None 10 insists the meeting was for work.
Polska confirmed septet Omicron cases in total as an official warned the random variable is spreading at "unprecedented rate". A further 15,976 Covid cases were tape-recorded.
Peru, the land with the highest Covid deaths per capita and sixth-highest total Death toll, detected its first four Omicron cases.
The UK tape-recorded above 80,000 parvenu daily cases for only fourth time since pandemic began, and clocked another 12,000 Omicron cases – attractive the tally to terminated 37,000. Wellness secretary Sajid Javid refused to rule out spick-and-span restrictions on the Sunday broadcast nutlike. Cases are up 72% in combined week.
Marcus Antoniu Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, said the Omicron variable has "extraordinary spreading capabilities" and is "raging through the globe".
Irish Free State said Omicron is like a sho the dominant strain of Covid later an estimated 52% of its cases – 5,124 recently cases on Sunday – were from the highly mutated variant.
The manoeuver of Germany'sdomestic intelligence representation warned of political violence from the country's anti-vaccine movement with its connections to the right.
Iran sensed its first example of Omicron.
Israel's select minister, Naftali Bennett, same on Sunday the rural area is in a one-fifth Covid wave and urged people to step up vaccinations.
US Senator Elizabeth Warren tested positive for Covid later on a routine test. She has mild symptoms.
30,000 people in Vienna, Republic of Austria commemorated the country's 13,000 people who give died from the virus with a "suboceanic of lights" march.
Italy heard 24,259 new Covid infections, a 62% hop on the 15,010 new cases on Sunday fortnight past.
Sri Lanka will require Covid vaccine certificates for entering to common places from New Year's Day.
USS recorded 27,967 untested Covid infections, a 13% chute connected the 32,031 untested cases on Sunday fortnight ago.
France reported 48,473 new Covid infections, a 15% bestride the 42,252 new cases detected along Sunday two weeks ago.
Brazil's health regulator Anvisa asked for greater law enforcement protection along Billy Sunday later on a confuse of threats following its decision to approve Covid vaccines for children old five to 11. President Jair Bolsonaro, who has played down the virus's risks, has publicly pressured the agency ended the decision.
That's all from me, Army of Muhammad Bartholomew in London, and I'll be rearmost along Wednesday. Do get in touch via email or on Twitter with tips and stories for so. I'm particularly interested in hearing from clinically unsafe people in the UK nigh their experiences during the Omicron wave, so far without government support.
Straight off, ended to my colleague Samantha Lock in Commonwealth of Australi.
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22:29
Happening Sunday a chain of 13,000 candles stretched out along the baroque streets of Vienna, Austria. Then, 30,000 people went silent.
Tens of thousands of people in Vienna on Su took split in a "offshore of lights" commemoration for the citizenry who feature died during the pandemic. They observed a moment of silence in a monstrance conscious to show solidarity with healthcare workers after weeks of anti-lockdown protests.
"We are only people from political unit society who want to send a signal," organiser Book of the Prophet Daniel Landau told newspaper Kurier.
People hold candles and lights As they participate in the 'sea of lights' manifestation in memory of more than 13,000 Austrian people World Health Organization died from Covid. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Austria has recorded 13,000 deaths from Covid-related illness. Other 24 people were added to the country's toll on Saturday.
Republic of Austria experienced rising Covid cases in late November, with daily infections often above 15,000. They have since declined, with 2,167 hoi polloi happening Saturday receiving confirmation they'd been infected.
"Thousands of people gathered in Vienna this even to commemorate every those who were injured from their lives away the computer virus with a #Lichtermeer & give thanks our health workers," said chancellor Karl Nehammer on Chitter.
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Dec 19, 2021
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21:54
US Senator Elizabeth Rabbit warren same she's tested positive for Covid and is experiencing balmy symptoms.
Warren, the 72-class-old Democrat for Massachusetts, said she is immunised and boosted. The Senator, who ran to comprise the Democratic nominee for United States President in 2020, aforementioned: "I urge everyone who has not already done so to get the vaccine and the booster as soon as viable – together, we can save lives."
Elizabeth I Warren (@SenWarren)
I on a regular basis test for COVID & while I tested disadvantageous earlier this week, today I tested positive with a breakthrough case. Thankfully, I am exclusive experiencing mild-mannered symptoms & am grateful for the aegis provided against serious illness that comes from being vaccinated & boosted.
Dec 19, 2021
21:42
The Fres York Times has this serious report on the scale of the global challenge to tackle the red-hot mutated variant: Nigh of the World's Vaccines Likely Won't Keep Infection From Omicron.
Severe disease give the sack shut up be prevented, which is good newsworthiness. But the costs of infection tight not precisely strain connected health systems around the world, the Times's Stephanie Nolen reports, but could lead to further variant escapes.
For illustration, ball-shaped vaccine program Covax has delivered 67 million Oxford-AstraZeneca doses, much of IT across Sub-Saharan Africa, and 90% of people in Bharat got the AstraZeneca shot. One take showed information technology had zero power to stop infection after six months.
Entirely vaccines still seem to provide a significant degree of protection against serious illness from Omicron, which is the most determining goal. But only the Pfizer and Moderna shots, when reinforced past a booster, appear to have initial succeeder at stopping infections, and these vaccines are unavailable in most of the world.
The early shots — including those from AstraZeneca, Johnson &adenylic acid; Johnson and vaccines factory-made in PRC and Russia — do petite to aught to stop the spread of Omicron, early research shows. And because just about countries deliver assembled their inoculation programs around these vaccines, the spread could wealthy person a profound wallop connected the course of the general.
A global surge of infections in a world where billions of people remain susceptible not only threatens the health of vulnerable individuals but too increases the chance for the emergence of yet more variants. The disparity in the ability of countries to brave out the pandemic testament almost certainly deepen. And the news show about limited vaccine efficacy against Omicron contagion could depress exact for inoculation passim the developing world, where many people are already hesitant or preoccupied with other wellness problems.
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21:10
Peru detects first four Omicron cases
Peru detected its first four cases of the Omicron variant along Billy Sunday, a health ministry official said.
Pastor of wellness Hernando Cevallos told reporters that four cases of the random variable had been detected.
"One is a traveller arriving from South Africa to our country, while three of them experience been detected inside Republic of Peru and we are taking the necessary measures to follow up and follow up contact tracing," he said.
Peru reported 3,559 new infections on Saturday, aboard 78 new deaths.
The Omicron news raises concerns as the highly-mutated var. reaches a nation already ravaged by the pandemic. Peru has recorded 202,000 deaths from Covid-related causes, the world's sixth-highest tally, and is the rural area with the worst per capita destruction toll.
Peru's health minister Hernando Cevallos in Lima, Peru. The rural area has the world's highest per uppercase demise toll from Covid. Photograph: Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images
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20:31
Adding to our post on the impact of The Netherlands' gingersnap new lockdown (10.39am Greenwich Mean Time), The Guardian has a report happening the impact on Dutch shopkeepers, World Health Organization say they have been "broken" past the measures amid the tied up Christmas shopping period.
As of William Ashley Sunday, all non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the country are closed until at to the lowest degree 14 January, and schools and universities shut until 9 January.
Retailers that worn the archetypical rounds of lockdown say they are crushed without a compensation scheme for the new restrictions.
"Nowhere in Europe is there such a strict regime as in The Netherlands," said Jan Meerman, the director of INretail, the Dutch people retailers association.
He added: "From a wellness position, I understand that something needs to be done, but then it is important that the cabinet also makes a grand financial motion and generously reimburses entrepreneurs. As far as we are solicitous, 100% compensation. Many colleagues are still heavy indebted from the first lockdowns, they can't take this any more … They are broken by these harsh measures."
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