Half of Europe will be infected with Omicron in 6-8 weeks, says Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation forecasts that 'more than 50 percent of the population in the region will be infected with Omicron in the next six to eight weeks.' Dr. Hans Kluge of the World Health Organization concurs. 'Today the Omicron variant represents a new west-to-east tidal wave, sweeping across the region on top of the Delta surge that all countries were managing until late 2021,' he said at a news conference. — Read the rest