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Daily cases have risen from an average of 4,000 in the week around Christmas to more than 42,000 in the second week of January. Ecuador has declared a red alert in most of the country following a ten-fold increase in Covid-19 cases.
The record number of average daily cases up to the end of 2021 was just over 13,000 from April 25 to May 1 last year, according to the Johns Hopkins University.The United Kingdom is drawing up plans under which people will not be legally bound to self-isolate after catching Covid-19, The Telegraph reported.
The plans will be worked up over the coming weeks, with an announcement expected as early as the spring, the report said.Australia's competition regulator has said it had "significant concerns" about reports of price gouging of Covid-19 rapid antigen tests and sought information from suppliers, retailers and pharmacy chains about rising costs.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the shortages of at-home antigen tests were "not unique" to the country as authorities deal with a runaway Omicron outbreak that has driven up hospitalisation rates and strain testing systems.
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