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W.h.o. had just said ta europe was a new epi center of the current wave of the pandemic before omicron made its way into the european union. now of the flights that came into the netherlands from south africa, 61 people tested positive for covid when they landed. now authorities are sure that omicron is among those cases. that's just got everybody in a bit of a panic here because vaccines are very low here. relatively, though, i should say they're not much lower than in the united states for the most part. the booster programs across europe haven't kicked off and haven't vaccinated a lot of yo...

Entering the country. >> this is a fast-moving issue, but we will continue, as we always have. sensible, balanced, guided by the best possible medical evidence and medical expert advice, at what has enabled covid to be so successful. >> we have team coverage of how this new variant is impacting every corner of the globe. cnn's paula hancocks is live in seoul. but first, let's go to cnn's barbie nadeau standing by in rome. more restrictions are on the way as omnsomnicon is being found i more and more european countries. >> europe was already facing a very difficult winter ahead. so now the idea...

It's a really challenging time for europe at the moment. the cold weather is here. people are indoors, the delta variant is spreading rapidly. and on top of that, vaccine coverage is really patchy. it's less than 70% across the continent and much lower in some countries, some some specific regions. there is huge variation. on top of that there is also concern about diminishing immunity among those who have been vaccinated. that is why the european center for disease prevention and control is worried about what it calls this immunity gap, a huge number of people that are still vulnerable to inf...

Began their rollout early. if that is true, the timing here is really challenging. we are moving deeper into winter with all the difficulties associated with that. and european countries are only beginning to ramp up their booster programs. there has been limited progress there. now, when we talk about these big numbers in europe, it's not the numbers in isolation that are concerning, but the right of incross. that is why experts believe that you're seeing these big spikes that will ultimately lead to continuing jumps across the three key pillars. infections, hospital admissions and deaths, un...

There is significant vaccine coverage, there is a concern that protection is beginning to wane and that's a problem. the booster programs are only getting started. they've only had limited progress there. with all of that in mind there is still very much a feeling getting vaccines to arms and particularly booster shots into the arms of the most vulnerable remains the core in terms of protecting as many people as possible, particularly protecting the most vulnerable. there is also talk about increasing restrictions as well. we've seen austria in for a lockdown. beyond that, though, much of the ...