01:46Poland is experiencing a fifth wave of Covid-19 infections, the health minister said on Monday, warning that the spread of the Omicron variant could send daily case numbers soaring to levels not yet seen in the country. The highest number of daily cases reported since the pandemic began was 35,251 on 1 April, 2021. Niedzielski said that he expected figures released on Tuesday to show in excess of 20,000 daily cases. © Provided by The Guardian A woman walks in the snowfall in Krakow, Poland on 17 January as the country’s health minister warns the Omicron variant could send daily case numbers soaring. “We are going into the next wave of Omicron completely unprepared,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 18, 2022 14:24 UTC