US, UK, France, Portugal and Greece all break new daily cases records – as it happened

US reports 512,553 cases;UK reports 129,000;France reports 179,807;Portugal 17,172; andGreece 21,657Denmark infection rate at 1,612 cases per 100,000 peopleOmicron ‘not same disease’ as other Covid waves, UK scientist saysWhat to do about the UK ’s unvaccinated? No 10’s Covid dilemmaCovid pills are ‘very promising’ but what are challenges in using them?See all our coronavirus coverageStock markets have continued to gain ground despite the surge of Omicron around the world.Asian markets lifted on Tuesday with the Nikkei in Japan up nearly 1%, Shanghai up 0.2%, Seoul up 0.1% and Sydney ’s ASX200 is up 0.44%.Continue reading...
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