The new Omicron coronavirus variant may become dominant in Europe by early January.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this in its weekly report on Wednesday.

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WHO also said that the omicron variant cases had been reported by 57 countries.

According to the global health body, over 50 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Europe by early January “are likely to be related to the Omicron variant’’.