but they are so important to be able to keep our health system standing up. medical staff here and across europe are unanimous that getting more people boosted is vital in the fight against the new variant, but what we don t yet know is how the early studies coming from the uk suggesting omicron is milder will affect the decision making of individual european countries in the coming days and weeks. covid rates across the continent have been spiralling. denmark has the highest, followed by the uk. but france, spain and italy have all seen a surge, as well as germany. and there s been anger in munich at tighter controls which have targeted the unvaccinated. police kept order at a time when most uk visitors are being kept out of the country. but travel bans, which france has also introduced and scuppered british getaways, won t work, according to the world health organization.
has also introduced and scuppered british getaways, won t work, according to the world health organization. it argues specific local measures, such as those introduced in spain and italy today on face coverings, are much better. as ever, the politics of the pandemic can take some navigating. as the last minute shoppers venture out, the general message from europe s leaders we wish you a cautious christmas and a reined in new year. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. the us is no doubt keeping a close eye on what s going on in europe. in the last hour, new york city has announced it has modified its plans for its fully vaccinated new year s eve celebration in times square, limiting the crowd to roughly 15,000 people. that decision comes as the omicron variant sweeps through america. let s speak to michael george from cbs news, who s in new york for us now.
but travel bans, which france has also introduced and scuppered british getaways, won t work, according to the world health organization. it argues specific local measures, such as those introduced in spain and italy today on face coverings, are much better. as ever, the politics of the pandemic can take some navigating. as the last minute shoppers venture out, the general message from europe s leaders we wish you a cautious christmas and a reined in new year. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. as countries across europe discuss lockdowns and booster shots, many people across the world are struggling to get even their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine. yesterday, the head of the world health organization called for vaccines to be shared more equally. he warned that prioritising booster programmes in wealthy nations would more likely prolong this
i think there s a huge anxiety of frustration and injustice. i think there s a huge anxiety of frustration and injustice.- i think there s a huge anxiety of frustration and injustice. frustration and in ustice. thank you very much. there are warnings that anger in france, over a new security pact signed by britain, the us and australia, could cause a rift within the nato alliance. president macron has taken the unprecedented step, of recalling his ambassadors to australia and america for talks, in the escalating row. the new defence agreement, scuppered a multi billion pound dealfor the french, to supply australia with submarines. from paris, hugh schofield has more. for the americans, the australians and the british, it s a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia s decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling
8068 people were in hospital, across the uk, according to the latest figures, with 164 deaths that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. the average number of deaths per day in the last week, is now 143. 89.3 percent of people aged 16 or over, have had theirfirstjab, while 81.6 %, are now double vaccinated. there are warnings that anger in france, over a new security pact signed by britain, the us and australia, could cause a rift within the nato alliance. president macron has taken the unprecedented step, of recalling his ambassadors to australia and america for talks, in the escalating row. the new defence agreement, scuppered a multi billion pound dealfor the french, to supply australia with submarines. from paris, hugh schofield has more.