Omicron subvariant drives spike in cases and deaths in Portgual
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin and Sam Jones in Madrid from on (#5ZYZ8)
Europe faces prospect of further Covid measures later in the year as share of Omicron BA.5 cases rise in Portugal and Germany
A spike of Covid-19 cases and deaths in Portugal driven by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant in spite of warm temperatures is causing capitals across Europe to once again consider measures against a pandemic that has started to fade into public memory.
Portugal confirmed 26,848 new cases and recorded 47 Covid deaths on Wednesday - the highest daily death toll since 17 February, when 51 deaths from the disease were reported.
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