The United Kingdom, where the omicron variant of the coronavirus Moving forward with great rapidity, it recorded its record of daily COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began on Wednesday, according to official figures.
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One of the most affected countries in Europe, with 146,791 deaths to date, the country registered 78,610 new infections in 24 hours. The previous daily record was 68,053 and dated back to January 8, in full advance of the alpha variant.
The Boris Johnson government this week imposed new restrictions to try to slow the rapid advance of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, much more contagious.
- “Many of those who enter infected are not vaccinated and ask for a dose, but it is too late”
- UK breaks record for coronavirus infections since January
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And it launched a massive booster vaccine campaign with the goal of administering a third dose to everyone 18 and older before the end of the year.
By Wednesday, 43% of adults had already received the injection, according to official figures. 81.5% of those over 12 years old already have the first two, according to the same source.
Johnson is due to give a press conference at 5:00 p.m. (local and GMT) to report on the progress of the campaign.
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