Coro's controls were relaxed in most European countries, despite Hoon's warning

- Omicron cases accounted for 99.9 percent of cases in the US

- Pfizer seeks approval of corona vaccine for children under the age of five in the US

- 3.98 lakh new cases of Omicron reported in US, 3622 deaths

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A number of European countries are in the process of easing or lifting corona controls as the corona epidemic looms, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that in the last ten weeks of 2020, there will be a total of 30 million cases of omicron in the world. Even more. Not to be outdone Omicron, Hu said Omicron is still spreading widely and could still evolve.

On Tuesday, Hu's head, Tedros Ghebreyes, said that vaccinations in some countries and, in some cases, the immunosuppression, had given the impression that it was not possible or even necessary to stop the spread of the infection. But this is wrong. Michael Ryan warned that political pressure in some countries would lead to the spread of unnecessary infections and unnecessary deaths if politicians lifted restrictions early. The number of new cases worldwide during the week of January 8 to 20 remained the same as the previous week, but the death toll rose by nine per cent. A total of more than 3,000 people have been killed this week. A total of 3 million cases of corona and 2.5 million deaths have been reported worldwide. However, in a number of Nordic countries, including Britain, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands, corona restrictions have been lifted or removed. All of Corona's restrictions in the UK were lifted last week. People now follow the same rule - to go into isolation if you get a corona infection.

Omicron infection is less severe than delta but spreads more rapidly and has become an effective variant in many countries. In the US, according to the CDC, omicron accounted for 4.5 per cent of cases and delta for only 0.1 per cent. The number of Omicron cases has been on the rise since early December. The number of Omicron cases increased by 0.4 per cent in the week ended December 4, which rose to 4.5 per cent in the week ended January 15. Booster doses had the lowest hospital admissions, while non-vaccine doses had the highest hospital admissions. In the US, there were 4,3,612 new cases of corona and 4 deaths.

Pfizer, meanwhile, called on the US government to allow extra low doses for children under five. The company has been in the throes of vaccinating children under the age of five since March. There are 13 million children under the age of five in the United States. American parents are now in a hurry to vaccinate their children because of the high number of children infected with Omicron. Pfizer is currently testing three vaccines for children in this age group and its final data is expected by the end of March. Pfizer's data will be reviewed by an independent panel of researchers in mid-February, the FDA said Wednesday. The recommendations of this panel are not necessarily accepted by the FDA. But their opinion will be conducive to the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, despite three new cases of corona being reported in the Chinese capital, Beijing, a government spokesman insisted that Beijing was safe. The Winter Olympic Games are set to begin on Friday in Beijing this weekend. A total of 114 cases of Corona have been reported in Beijing since January 15, six of which were of the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Authorities have imposed strict lockdowns in a number of areas, forcing local residents to celebrate the New Year at home.

In Ottawa, Canada, on the other hand, a few hardliners are still protesting against the government. He says he will not step down until the government withdraws all vaccination orders and removes Koro's restrictions. They are also demanding the ouster of the Trudeau government. But in a country with more than 90 per cent vaccinations, anger against them is growing. Prime Minister Trudeau also called them "minor protesters."