France reports a record for the second consecutive day of 208,099 new cases of
COVID-19, which is also the highest daily total recorded in any European nation since the beginning of the pandemic.
(Le Parisien)
Greece reports a record for the third consecutive day of 28,828 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,134,713.
(Greek Reporter)
Despite the number of new cases caused by the Omicron variant reaching a record 98,030 cases,
Italy completely lifts the mandatory quarantine for those who received
COVID-19 vaccinebooster shot and reduces it to five days for the vaccinated people whose most recent dose was more than 120 days before exposure.
(Bloomberg)
Malta reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,337 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 49,625.
(The Malta Independent)
Despite the number of cases caused by the Omicron variant reaching a record high,
Spain reduces the isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19 and the mandatory
quarantine for people who had close contact with someone who tested positive to seven days due to staffing shortages and disruptions in some industries.
(Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Spain reports for the first time more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 in one day.
(El Periódico)
Zambia reports a record 5,255 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 243,638.
(Anadolu Agency)
Pro-democracy digital media website Stand News shuts down in
Hong Kong as police raids its offices and arrest senior executives. The senior executives are later charged with
sedition in the latest crackdown related to the national security law. The Hong Kong government says that the news site's assets have been frozen and that more arrests could occur.
(Forbes)