Two European countries—Denmark and the United Kingdom—reported new daily highs for COVID-19 cases, partly fueled by the more transmissible Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant.Denmark sees 2-day doubling timeDenmark, one of the countries reporting brisk Omicron spread, reported 9,999 new COVID-19 cases in the past day, according to Reuters.
Government officials are scheduled to meet with Parliament tomorrow to discuss options for curbing the outbreak.Troels Lillebaek, MD, DMSc, with Denmark's Statens Serum Institute, told CNBC that Omicron cases are doubling every 2 days, a pace poised to overtake the Delta variant within a week.