The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30 per cent in the last week, new data showed Friday, with cases likely driven by Omicron subvariants. Data released by Britain's Office for National Statistics showed that more than three million people in the U.K. had COVID-19 last week, although there has not been an equivalent spike in hospitalizations. Germany's Robert Koch Institute also reported a similar rise in the coronavirus, with cases increasing especially among older people, children and teenagers. Globally, the World Health Organization said this week that COVID-19 is increasing in more than 100 countries. The UN health agency warned that relaxed testing and surveillance measures mean it may be more difficult to catch emerging variants before they spread more widely.

Source: CBC News July 02, 2022 07:16 UTC