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29 Dec 21, 5 tweets, 3 min read
• WHO says Omicron risk ‘very high’; Europe faces COVID surge

• Thailand warns of infection spike from ‘super-spreader’ event

• Poland reports highest daily fourth wave deaths

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A COVID lockdown of 13 million people in the China's Xian has entered its seventh day, with many unable to leave their residential compounds.

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Daily COVID infections in the UAE, the Gulf region’s tourism and commercial hub, have risen above 2,000 for the first time since June.

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The world has hit a new record number of COVID-19 cases in a single week aje.io/9ew3m8 Image
WHO says acute phase of pandemic could end next year but COVID-19 will not disappear

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