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Omicron sub-variant fuels Portugal's Covid-19 surge

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An Omicron sub-variant has fuelled a surge in Covid-19 cases in Portugal that now has the world's second-highest infection rate, potentially threatening the tourism sector's recovery.

Portugal registered an average of 2,447 new cases per million people over the last seven days. That compares to neighbouring Spain's 449 and Britain's 70, according to tracker Our World In Data.

The rolling average has subsided slightly in the past few days and is just over a third of the 31 January Omicron peak. Portugal has the world's fifth-highest death rate from Covid-19 and hospitalisations are on the rise, but both are still far below previous peaks.

Several tourism businesses contacted by Reuters have expressed fears about the surge, but said they had had no cancellations so far.

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