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Tuesday, December 21, 2021Britain has reported 91,743 new Covid-19 cases, the second-highest figure since the start of the pandemic, as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly.Daily case rates have repeatedly broken records over the last week as the country –– one of Europe's worst-hit by the virus, with more than 147,000 deaths during the pandemic –– struggles to contain Omicron.
The government ordered a ban on all forms of celebration on the evening of New Year's eve, including parties in hotels and tourist sites. Sadiq Khan said infections were at record levels in the city and he needed to do everything possible to slow the spread of the new variant.
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