The coronavirus omicron variant is hitting the world and causing an unprecedented rate of infection and increased morbidity and mortality in dozens of countries.
A study conducted by the French news agency AFP showed that in the first week of January, the rate of infection worldwide rose to two million infected per day (after crossing the million per day at the end of December).
The daily global number of infections has risen by 270 percent since the variant was discovered, which began spreading rapidly in South Africa in October.
In the United States, where variants are particularly high, the Centers for Disease Control, the CDC, has reported alarming increases in the incidence of coronary heart disease in children, especially those under the age of 5, which is constantly required for vaccination.
The rate of hospitalized children is still relatively low for adults - just over 4 children per 100,000 - but the number of positive children in Corona hospitalized is the highest seen since the onset of the epidemic, CDC chief Rachel Wolensky noted.
However, the data also include those who were found to be positive after being hospitalized for other reasons unrelated to Corona.
Elsewhere in the world, the omicron has been reported to cause more serious illness in children.
The UK recorded a dismal landmark over the weekend as the country crossed the 150,000 mark of the corona virus, the first country in Western Europe with such a death toll.
On Saturday, another 313 people were reported dead across the United Kingdom in the past day.
Also, there are heavy loads recorded in the corona wards at hospitals in the city of London and its environs.
The weekly coronary heart rate in the country has risen by 38 percent in the past week and more than 1,200 people have died as a result of the disease.
In India, there has been a 21 percent increase in the rate of infection in the country in the past day.
Police in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, which also includes the capital New Delhi, have stepped up their forces ahead of the curfew announced over the weekend over the area, which also includes a significant reduction in trade and public transport.
In the state of Maharashtra in southern India, authorities have announced a comprehensive corona closure that will take effect on January 10th.
India, which suffers from a shortage of medical equipment and a health care system that finds it difficult to care for the general population even on weekdays, fears a dramatic increase in the rate of hospitalizations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last week new efforts to equip soul machines, oxygen balloons and hospital beds to deal with the steep rise in morbidity as a result of the omicron variant.
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