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10,059 new Omicron cases were reported in the UK on Saturday - three times as many as the day before. The federal government reacts and declares the country to be a virus variant area. London declares a disaster.
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The entry from Great Britain will be drastically restricted to protect against the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The UK will be classified as a virus variant area from Monday. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this on Saturday evening. Due to the lightning-fast spread of the omicron variant, the corona situation in Great Britain had worsened in the past few days.
A virus variant area is the highest corona risk category. The UK ranking is effective from 12:00 AM on Monday. According to the RKI, it is expected to apply until January 3, 2022. An extension is possible, it said.
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/arti...ondon.html
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The entry from Great Britain will be drastically restricted to protect against the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The UK will be classified as a virus variant area from Monday. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this on Saturday evening. Due to the lightning-fast spread of the omicron variant, the corona situation in Great Britain had worsened in the past few days.
A virus variant area is the highest corona risk category. The UK ranking is effective from 12:00 AM on Monday. According to the RKI, it is expected to apply until January 3, 2022. An extension is possible, it said.
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/arti...ondon.html
