The rise of the Omicron variant heralded on Friday another pandemic-tinged Christmas for billions, with Santa's arrival and longed-for family reunions overshadowed by the prospect of yet more Covid restrictions.
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Belgian hospitals are bracing for omicron, with staff stretched thin and burned out. And yet they're trying to bring warmth and joy to patients spending Christmas there, as DW's Christine Mhundwa reports from Liege.
Germans are preparing to celebrate Christmas against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and rising inflation. As the country braces for a fifth wave of infections fueled by the highly infectious omicron variant, DW gauges the mood.