in the last 24 hours and 1,747 more people have tested positive.
The new measures come as public health is trying to curb the spread of the new Omicron variant that the health minister said appears to be two to three times more contagious than the Delta variant.
Despite recently doubling the gathering limit in people’s homes to 20 people as of Dec. 23, he urged people to keep holiday gatherings small and limited to vaccinated guests.
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