{"id":39402,"date":"2021-12-02T10:09:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T01:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/02\/coronavirus-news-live-south-africa-sees-exponential-increase-in-covid-cases-dominated-by-omicron-variant"},"modified":"2021-12-02T23:48:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:48:08","slug":"coronavirus-news-live-south-africa-sees-exponential-increase-in-covid-cases-dominated-by-omicron-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=39402","title":{"rendered":"Covid live: Germany to impose \u2018lockdown\u2019 on unvaccinated and could make jabs obligatory from February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germany is seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/02\/coronavirus-news-live-south-africa-sees-exponential-increase-in-covid-cases-dominated-by-omicron-variant?page=with:block-61a8cf5b8f08647bc42ba41c#block-61a8cf5b8f08647bc42ba41c\">break a surge in coronavirus infections<\/a>;<strong> <\/strong>India detects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/02\/coronavirus-news-live-south-africa-sees-exponential-increase-in-covid-cases-dominated-by-omicron-variant?page=with:block-61a8ac788f\">two cases of new Omicron variant<\/a> in Karnataka; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/02\/coronavirus-news-live-south-africa-sees-exponential-increase-in-covid-cases-dominated-by-omicron-variant?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with:block-61a8c27a8f08647bc42ba320#block-61a8c27a8f08647bc42ba320\">Greece<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/02\/coronavirus-news-live-south-africa-sees-exponential-increase-in-covid-cases-dominated-by-omicron-variant?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with:block-61a8bdd28f08647bc42ba2c7#block-61a8bdd28f08647bc42ba2c7\">Finland<\/a> detect first Omicron cases<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/dec\/02\/joe-biden-coronavirus-nationwide-campaign\">US: Biden to announce nationwide coronavirus battle plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2021\/dec\/02\/omicron-may-cause-more-covid-reinfections-say-south-african-experts\">Omicron may cause more Covid reinfections, say South African experts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/01\/eu-must-consider-mandatory-covid-jabs-says-von-der-leyen\">EU must consider mandatory Covid jabs, says Von der Leyen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/02\/covid-scientists-blood-clots-astrazeneca-covid-jab-vaccine-side-effects-pandemic\">Scientists find possible trigger for AstraZeneca jab blood clots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2021\/dec\/02\/uk-covid-live-minister-christmas-parties-omicron-variant-boris-johnson-vaccination-latest-updates\">UK Covid \u2013 latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some Covid numbers from <strong>Germany<\/strong> are now in. <\/p>\n<p>The European nation reported another 73,209 new Covid cases for Wednesday and 388 deaths, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/478220a4c454480e823b17327b2bf1d4\">data<\/a> from the Robert Koch Institute.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/02\/coronavirus-news-live-south-africa-sees-exponential-increase-in-covid-cases-dominated-by-omicron-variant\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany is seeking to break a surge in coronavirus infections; 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