Omicron likely to accelerate death rate in Europe, says health agency
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from on (#5T2QN)
EU risk assessment advises against Christmas mixing owing to new Covid variant's high transmissibility
Christmas get-togethers may need to be downsized as Omicron is now very likely" to increase the death toll in Europe even if it proves to be less severe, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said.
The new Covid variant's high transmissibility means that more people are forecast by the EU agency to be admitted to hospital or killed this winter than previously projected.
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