it appears to be more contagious. data out of denmark from the serum institute suggests it s about 1.5 times more contagious than the strain of omicron that has made it around the u.s. which is already so transmissible. exactly. does it evade our immune system? does it evade the immunity we ve acquired from omicron infection or the advantage scenes? most of the evidence so far, and it s preliminary, suggests it doesn t. in fact, there s data out of the uk that suggests a fully boosted person may be more protected against this new variant than they were against the initial strain of omicron. and then the final question, is it more virulent? is it more dangerous? and so far based on what we ve seen out of denmark and the uk which are collecting very good data on this, it doesn t appear to be a more virulent strain. the new research comes as covid infections are surging around the world. russia registered more than 121,000 new cases sunday, a new record. over the weekend russia su
of omicron. and the final question, is it more virulent? is it more dangerous? so far based on what we have seen out of denmark and uk, it doesn t appear to be a more virulent strain. covid infections are surging around the world. new daily cases in iran nearly doubled over 24 hours while russia registered more than 121,000 new cases on sunday alone. have a look at this chart, which shows a massive spike in the seven-day average of new cases. over the weekend, russia surpassing more than 100,000 daily infections for the first time. and thousands turned out in the czech republic to protest covid restrictions as case there s hover around record highs as well. all eyes are on china this week as the country gears up for two big events in the midst of the pandemic. the lunar new year and of course the winter olympics. with just over four days to go before the option ceremony in beijing, the chair of
and camilla. so she s hoping with the queen s endorsement, she would also get public support for camilla to be queen. we ll see, actually, today, in the social media reaction to this. i have to say, today, a lot of people saying they won t accept camilla as queen, but i don t think that s going to change anything. charles is absolutely determined that that will be the case. interesting. thank you so much, max foster, really appreciate . some covid headlines from around the world. on saturday, new zealand reported 243 new community covid cases. officials say they expect the omicron-driven cases to rise, but urge people not to panic. according to state media, russia has lifted its requirement to quarantine after contact with someone who s tested positive. this comes as russia records a daily record of more than 121,000 new cases. and the governor of north dakota has tested positive for covid.
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variant. president biden issuing a warning to the unvaccinated, prepare for a winter of illness and death. the u.s. is averaging 121,000 new covid cases every single day. those are levels not seen since the end of the summer surge in september. rates are rising fastest in parts of the northeast, midwest and south. in new york state, positive cases jumped 104% in a week. more than 20 million people are expected to fly over the next few weeks. dr. fauci warns it is only an amount of time before omicron becomes dominant in the u.s. and becoming vaccinated or boosted is key. if you look again five months, and look under omicron,