Covid live: Matt Hancock tests positive for Covid; France confirms record 368,149 new cases
by Samantha Lock (now); Léonie Chao-Fong, Matthew We from World news | The Guardian on (#5TWA9)
Former UK health secretary contracts virus for a second time; French health officials had been expected to announce record-breaking infections
- Italy also announced another 294 Covid-related deaths
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- Omicron could infect 50% of Europeans in next two months, says WHO
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- UK coronavirus updates - live
Five million residents in the central Chinese city of Anyang have started home confinement today in a new lockdown to curb the spread of Omicron variant, according to state media and as reported by Agence France-Presse.
Two Omicron cases were detected in the city in Henan province, prompting authorities to announce a lockdown late Monday, issuing a notice ordering residents not to leave their homes or drive cars on the roads, state news agency Xinhua reported.
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