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Children particularly high there. they're going back to remote schooling in many places, and perhaps for good. so many people are unvaccinated in russia. in fact, less than half of the population is fully vaccinated there. and remember, the worst -- the deadliest part of the pandemic didn't come two years ago, kim. it actually just came two months ago in russia. >> interesting. high case counts in russia. high case counts in israel, as well. and hadas, so what's leading a top expert there to make that bold claim that israel has likely passed its kromm peak? >> well, kim, let's start with the b...

Like sweden, poland, romania, czech republic, and turkey. in turkey, they are not panicking, not in the slightest. the health minister tweeted yesterday that the virus is not as strong as it used to be. the alarming period of the epidemic is now over. the world's agenda is returning to normal. and if you ask danish leaders, well, they agree. despite the fact that that country has never seen so many covid infections at once, they are getting rid of virtually all restrictions come tuesday. it's a stimilar story here in te uk. case counts are pretty high, but most restrictions are gone. there are...

>> cnn has reporting. jacqueline howard joins us now with that. what have you learned? >> reporter: john, i reached out all the states with plans to lift their indoor or school mask mandates in the next few weeks. we should have a list of the states here. and i found some interesting common themes in their responses to my question of what metrics they used. i ask this because the cdc still recommends to wear masks in areas with high or substantial transmission. the united states is still averaging more than 2,000 deaths a day. but when i reached out, the governor is more focused on their hospi...

You know, we still see staggering caseloads of omicron here in the united states, in europe, around the world. death rates remain very high. hospitalisation rates again here in the united states are really at an all—time high today. but i think we can get through this. spring will come, we should get a period of stability as case counts go down, but i think we are going to need a regular yearly booster that will keep people protected as they prepare for winter, and that's what we're planning to do and what we are aiming to do with the study that we've launched now. they started filming their...

Cases are really hitting record highs in many places, but as you said, restrictions are going the opposite way. they are getting looser. and so you mentioned austria. yesterday, the austrian chancellor said that while the mask mandate for crowded places is going to stick around, the rules around the curfew are getting loser and the rules around the number of people allowed at a gathering are getting looser as well. austria is even making things easier for the unvaccinated. and remember, austria has not been kind to vaccine holdouts. they've been under a stay-at-home order since november. so wh...