Omicron panic: More than 4,500 flights canceled over Christmas weekend


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The cancellation of more than 4,500 flights by commercial airlines over the Christmas weekend has created a great deal of uncertainty among tourists heading out for the festive season and holidays as panic spread over Omicron worldwide. Corona cases have been partially reduced in the United States. In one day, 1.5 million cases of corona were reported in the United States, and eight more died. About 60 to 70 percent of new corona cases in California are omicron cases. The health ministry said. The total number of cases of corona in the world has crossed 4.5 crore while the death toll has crossed 2.15 lakh.

Amid growing uncertainty over Omikron's case in the run-up to Christmas, various airlines canceled 4,201 flights globally on Friday and 2,500 on Christmas Day, of which 200 were scheduled to depart from American airports or land. In addition, another 10,000 flights were delayed. According to FlightAware.com, a flight tracking website, 2,200 flights were canceled on Christmas day worldwide. As many as 4,600 flights were canceled and 11,000 delayed by various airlines on Friday. Holiday weekend flights were widely canceled at United Airlines and Delta Airlines in the United States.

The first case of Omicron was reported in the United States in November. In the short term since then, one-third of all new corona cases in the United States have been reported by Omicron. In the past one week, 1.5 million cases of corona were reported daily in the United States, with a daily increase of 3%.

Corona's condition has worsened in Britain due to Omicron. Many industries and migration networks are facing staff shortages. In many industries, employees are either coronary or self-isolated. Hospitals are also seeing a huge influx of patients. Last week, one in 20 Londoners had a coronary heart disease, according to a study. According to the study, one in 10 corona patients could be in London next week.

Meanwhile, for the second year in a row, the Corona epidemic has seen an increase in cases during the Christmas celebrations around the world. As the Omicron case grows, many countries in Asia have imposed restrictions, including lockdowns, just in time for Christmas.

In Europe, meanwhile, governments have appealed to citizens to abide by Corona-related protocols and avoid mass gatherings during the holidays, following a record rise in Corona cases this week. The head of a hospital in France said people who had not been vaccinated were coming to Corona. The number of corona patients in the hospital is constantly increasing and the staff is unable to cope with the increasing influx of patients. He advised people to get vaccinated to avoid corona.

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