Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said that in addition to delta infections, a new "west-east tidal wave" of omicron infection is spreading in the region. According to Kluge, more than 7 million infections were reported across the region in the first week of 2022, more than doubling in two weeks. The WHO rates the overall risk associated with Omicron as "very high" and states in a recently published white paper that it has a significant growth advantage over Delta, leading to rapid dissemination in the community.

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