Britain’s government says it recorded another record daily number of COVID-19 cases.
Authorities report 88,376 new confirmed cases, almost 10,000 more than the previous record set a day earlier. Officials say 146 people infected with the coronavirus died between Wednesday and Thursday.
UK officials have said the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading at an “absolutely phenomenal pace,” with case numbers doubling every two to three days.
The UK Health Security Agency says another 1,691 Omicron cases have been identified in the country, bringing the total to 11,708, though scientists warn the number is likely to be much higher.
Israel has labeled the UK as a “red country,” barring its citizens from traveling there and mandating 7-day quarantine for even vaccinated returnees, which will go into effect at midnight tonight.
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