Chris J. Ratcliffe EPAepa09618638 Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, during his bilateral meeting with Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, at 10 Downing Street in London, Great Britain, 3rd December 2021. Great Britain ?? The ruling Conservatives won the first election campaign after a particularly painful period for Boris Johnson’s government, which held a seat in parliament outside London, but with a greatly reduced majority. EPA / Chris J. Ratcliffe / POOL
Boris Johnson gave in to Omicron’s advance and passed Plan B to contain the pandemic of widespread use of smart working and masks. The new variant is keeping practically all of Europe vigilant, as it appeared at a stage where the fourth wave is still strong. Just look at Germany, which is grappling with an unprecedented death toll in ten months.
Two weeks after Omicron was discovered in South Africa, the scientific community still doesn’t have enough data, although it is now Beware of the alarm. For the WHO, the new variant appears to cause « milder symptoms than the Delta » and there is no evidence that it can bypass the current vaccines. At the same time, the prevalence is growing (in at least 57 countries around the world, 21 in Europe) and « the risk of reinfection increases ». In Europe, Omicron is mainly present in the UK. It is spreading « much faster » than other variants and cases could double every two or three days, Boris Johnson said. She took cover by announcing the adoption of a Plan B with new restrictions it had previously hoped to avoid, with everything centered on vaccinations. The new measures include the Green Pass vaccination (after two doses) for access to discos and clubs where large gatherings of people gather, the return to the widespread display of home offices and the expansion of mask use to large parts of the indoor areas.
There have been further bottlenecks in Scandinavian countries because the infections are increasing. In Denmark schools and bars, clubs and restaurants have to close at midnight. In Norway, where the situation is « serious, » Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has set a limit on house gatherings and the obligation to wear a mask when distancing is impossible. Omicron is keeping governments’ attention high as it could fuel the fourth wave of the pandemic further. In Germany, the most exposed European country, the weekly incidence rate is falling, but daily infections remain very high, almost 70,000, and there has been a record of 527 deaths, never more since February. A memo for Scholz when he took office in the Chancellery. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Angela Merkel’s successor “so that the pandemic does not keep us under control for another year”, and the social democratic leader promised “continuity” in the fight against the virus. He reiterates that he can get out of “just vaccinating”.
For countries that focus on vaccines, the Green Pass has proven to be the most effective tool in not isolating Vaxs without imposing a compulsory vaccination. A sensitive topic, because it is about individual freedoms, which the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, was happy to have a say. Denial of the vaccine « can lead to legal consequences, such as fines, » said the former President of Chile. However, he added that « under no circumstances should it be administered by force ».
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