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The surge of Omicron infection in Europe, officials announce fresh protocols

There has been a sudden rise in the Omicron cases in European countries and due to safety reasons, European authorities have decided to tighten the Covid-19 protocols. Most of the countries that have registered the most cases are Germany, Ireland, and Denmark. 

These countries had relaxed their travel restrictions and hence it can be counted in few of the possible reasons why there has been a rising trend in the cases. Another reason is the upcoming holiday season of Christmas and New Year, which is why the authorities have decided to not waste any more time in applying certain restrictions. 

France had already announced closing its border earlier this week to most non-resident Brits. Amid all these threats, the deputy prime minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar said that due to the virus situation, the government was left with no option but to close down bars and restaurants on revised timings. 

He tweeted about the situation saying, “We’re all feeling anger, frustration, dismay, depression, but that cannot deflect us from making the right decisions to keep our people safe.” The government officials met on Friday to take the final call on the new restrictions. 

With the new guidelines, there is a possible closure of bars and restaurants at 5 p.m. Some other restrictions will be announced in the coming days which may see travelers to Germany from Britain to be required to go into quarantine for two weeks. 

Denmark is also unable to control the rapid spread of the infections as it logged almost 3,000 in 24 hours on Thursday, which was double the count of the previous day. 


Omicron infection in Europe, officials announce fresh protocols


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