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(Bloomberg) Omicron cases are spreading in China in the countdown to the Winter Olympics in Beijing, with a leading ski jumper pulling out after she tested positive. Sweden will lift coronavirus restrictions starting next week, citing a high vaccination rate and a manageable situation in its hospitals, while France’s health minister said the country is past the worst of the latest wave. A sub-variant of omicron, known as BA.2, is spreading rapidly in South Africa and may cause another surge of infections, one of the country’s top scientists said. BA.2 appears to be more transmissible, though it doesn’t seem to cause more severe disease. New Zealand is set to relax its long-standing pandemic border restrictions starting at the end of February. Key Developments: Virus Tracker: Cases top 384 million; deaths pass 5.70 million Vaccine Tracker: More than 10.1 billion shots administered Omicron subvariant spreads even faster: Raphael and Fazeli New Virus Research Will Speed NIH’s Ne
AustraliaTokyoJapanUnited-statesHong-kongZhangjiakouHebeiChinaBeijingSouth-africaAustriaIndonesia(Bloomberg) Covid-19 vaccinations among U.S. children ages 5-11 have fallen to the lowest levels since the shots were first approved, a sign that parental enthusiasm for the shots may be running low even as authorities consider expanding the shots to even younger children. American Express Co. is encouraging staffers in New York and the U.K. to start returning to the office early next month as Covid-19 cases recede globally. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed the idea of deploying Canada’s military to help clear out a trucker protest that’s paralyzed the capital, raising the prospect of an extended occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core. Sweden will lift restrictions starting next week, citing a high vaccination rate and a manageable situation in its hospitals, while France’s health minister said the country is past the worst of the latest wave. Key Developments: Virus Tracker: Cases top 387 million; deaths pass 5.70 million Vaccine Tracker: More than 10.1 billion shots a
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