it's set to last until at least january 14th. meanwhile, authorities in denmark say covid infections there could reach up to 45,000 per day by christmas. and thousands gathered in brussels on sunday to protest covid restrictions. belgium has recently required covid passes to enter bars and restaurants. and across the channel the omicron variant is taking over parts of the uk and ireland. now, this follows record high new infections in britain over the weekend. the mayor of london says further restrictions are inevitable. soaring cases in ireland have forced the government to put new curfews in place with bars and restaurants closing at 8:00 p.m. nightly. cnn's selma abdul aziz joins us from london. good to have you with us. what is the latest on these covid infections, hospitalizations, restrictions, specifically of course omicron?