Reuters reported that a new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake.
Newer Omicron subvariants are gaining ground. Hundreds of new forms of Omicron are being tracked by scientists, World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said.
WHO data released late on Wednesday showed that cases in the European Union (EU) reached 1.5 million despite a dramatic fall in testing. Globally, case numbers continue to decline. Hospitalisation numbers across many countries in the 27-nation bloc, as well as Britain, have gone up in recent weeks. In the week ended Oct 4, COVID-19 hospital admissions with symptoms jumped nearly 32% in Italy, while intensive care admissions rose about 21%, compared to the week before, according to data compiled by the independent scientific foundation Gimbe.
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