Omicron may become the main epidemic strain in the EU in a few months. Germany may be vaccinated com

Original title: Omicron may become the main epidemic strain in the EU in a few months. Germany may be vaccinated compulsorily from February | international epidemic observation (December 3)

Source: Vision China
(this article is continuously updated. The time shown at the beginning of the middle section is the update time of this article.)
Global
0800 [more than 264 million confirmed cases worldwide]
Novel coronavirus pneumonia cases were diagnosed in 264099245 cases in Beijing at forenoon 8 in December 3rd, according to the data from Johns Hopkins University. The cumulative death rate was 5233137, and the vaccination rate was over 8 billion 70 million times.

North America
0800 [Omicron case found in 3 US states]
On December 2, more cases of infection with the new coronavirus Omicron strain were found in the United States, including one in Colorado and one in Minnesota. The confirmed cases in Minnesota went to New York to participate in activities, which is the first case of community transmission in the United States. Subsequently, five cases of Omicron were found in New York state.
0800 [Biden announces US winter anti epidemic plan]
On December 2, Biden announced the US government's winter anti epidemic plan. The U.S. government will open more vaccination sites, vigorously promote booster injections among all adults, and provide free home new crown testing. Meanwhile, the United States will tighten the nucleic acid testing requirements for inbound passengers. From next week, they can enter the country only with a negative certificate within 24 hours before boarding.
Europe
0800 [Germany will impose strict restrictions on those who are not vaccinated]
On December 2, the German government announced new regulations on epidemic prevention, imposing strict restrictions on those who have not been vaccinated. Vaccination certificates must be presented when entering restaurants, bars, shops and other places, with the exception of shops that buy daily necessities.
0800 [Germany may have compulsory vaccination from February next year]
On December 2, German outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel told the media that due to the impact of the fourth wave of epidemic in Europe and the Omicron strain, the German Bundestag will consider legislation to forcibly vaccinate the new crown vaccine, which may take effect from February next year. At present, 68.5% of people in Germany have completed vaccination, lower than the government's target of 75%.
0800 [Omicron strain may become the main epidemic strain in the EU in a few months]
The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) said that the Omicron strain may become the main epidemic strain in the EU within a few months, which may account for more than half of the cases in the region, but no severe cases have been found so far. There is no conclusive evidence about the infectivity of Omicron virus.
0800 [10 new cases of Omicron variant in the UK, with a total of 42 cases]
0800 [53945 newly confirmed cases and 141 deaths in the UK]
Asia
0800 [South Korea tightens entry epidemic prevention measures]
South Korea tightened epidemic prevention measures for inbound passengers on Thursday. From December 3 to 16, all those entering South Korea need to be isolated for 10 days, and Korean citizens who have completed vaccination are no exception.
0800 [Indonesia takes new restrictive measures in response to Omicron]
In response to the Omikron variant, the Indonesian government has taken new restrictive measures, including tightening the entry policy, extending the isolation time, limiting the flow of trunk roads, etc.
Africa
0800 [Omicron boosts the "exponential growth" of confirmed cases in South Africa]
Michelle Groome, head of public health monitoring and response of the National Institute of infectious diseases (NiCd) of South Africa, said that the confirmed cases in South Africa in the past two weeks had "exponential growth" due to the impact of the Omicron strain. Previously, the weekly report on new crown gene sequencing released by NiCd showed that 74% of the new crown sequencing samples in South Africa in November were Omicron strain.