An epidemic outbreak deemed "worrying".
The number of confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 jumped to 183 on Sunday in Denmark, health authorities announced, deeming the development "worrying".
At the last tally on Friday, Denmark had only 18 confirmed cases and 42 suspected cases, according to data from the public institute SSI, which means the number of cases has ... at least tripled in 48 hours.
Prior to this announcement, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) had a total of 182 cases across the European Union, plus Norway and Iceland.
Note, however: the Nordic country is one of the most equipped in Europe in terms of sequencing, which allows it to detect more cases and more quickly, without this means that the contagion is stronger there than elsewhere.
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"There are now chains of contagion where the variant is detected in people who have not gone on a trip or have been in contact with travelers," said SSI director Henrik Ullum in a statement.
A call to "vaccinate as many people as possible"
The institute is working "intensely" to further accelerate the rapid results of laboratory tests, so that health institutions can trace the chains of contamination "as quickly as possible", adds the health manager.
“The time we save, we have to use it to vaccinate as many people as possible.
Significant immunity gives more solidity to our society, if the Omicron contamination continues, ”he argues.
While the new Omicron variant, deemed "worrying" by the WHO, continues to spread around the world, more and more countries (Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, etc.) have decided to tighten their restrictions in an attempt to save the end of year celebrations.
For its part, France does not rule out announcing in turn new measures while a Health Defense Council is being held this Monday.
