German optimism over Omicron as Europe dampens new year revelry
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin and Jon Henley in Paris from on (#5TH2Z)
Covid expert hopeful for relatively normal' winter 2022-23 but prevalence limits celebrations across continent
Germany's leading coronavirus expert has expressed optimism that his country could expect a relatively normal" winter in 2022-23 as Europe prepared to ring in the new year in muted fashion, with many countries limiting celebrations.
As the highly transmissible Omicron variant fuels a record-breaking surge in Covid infections across the continent, many governments have curtailed mass public gatherings and either closed or imposed curfews on nightclubs.
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