A city near Beijing, hosting next month’s Winter Olympics, has started a major COVID testing crusade due to the discovery of at least 40 cases of omicron in a two-day period. The authorities have imposed restrictions on the citizens of Tianjin in an effort to save you from spreading the outbreak. The bus and exercise between Tianjin and Beijing have been suspended.

The UK is about to launch a public service crusade urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID, after the Department of Health and Social Care found that 96. 3% of pregnant women admitted to hospitals with COVID symptoms were vaccinated.

The Cyprus Courier reports that a scientist from the University of Cyprus and his team have discovered a new variant of COVID. Dr. Leontios Kostrikis told the publication that deltacron has the genetic background of the delta variant and some of the omicron mutations. “The frequency of mutations is higher among other hospitalized people, which may mean that there is a correlation between deltacron and hospitalizations,” Kostrikis told the Mail.

India’s Health Ministry said on Monday it had recorded a tally of 179,723 new COVID cases in the past 24 hours.

New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tested positive for COVID. One from his workplace said: “He’s showing symptoms and is recovering at home. The congresswoman won her retirement this fall and encourages everyone to get their retirement and comply with all CDC guidelines. “. “

The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported Monday morning that it has recorded more than 307 million COVID cases worldwide and 5. 5 million deaths. Those 9. 4 billion vaccines have been administered.