Prognosis
United Air Sees Slower Rebound; Chicago Past Peak: Virus Update
A health worker administers a Covid-19 swab test in Sao Paulo on Jan. 14.
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The U.K. government is lifting the restrictions it imposed in England in December, when the omicron variant caused a record spike in infections that now shows signs of easing.
Cases are still soaring elsewhere in Europe, however. France reported a record of nearly 465,000 new infections, while Italy and Germany also registered all-time highs. Switzerland decided to extend a work-from-home order to the end of February as cases surge.