欧洲超半数人口将感染奥密克戎毒株

The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have caught the Omicron Covid-19 variant within the next six to eight weeks.

世界卫生组织警告，在未来6到8周内，欧洲一半人口将感染奥密克戎变异毒株。

The projection was based on the 7 million new cases reported across Europe in the first week of 2022.
该预测基于2022年第一周全欧洲报告的700万新增病例。

The number of infections has more than doubled in a two-week period.
感染人数在两周内翻了一番以上。

The record number of people catching it has left health systems under severe strain.
创纪录的感染人数使卫生系统承受着巨大的压力。

On Monday, the UK reported 142,224 more confirmed cases of the virus and 77 deaths.
1月10日，英国报告了142224例新增新冠肺炎确诊病例和77例死亡病例。

A number of hospitals have declared "critical" incidents due to staff absences and rising pressures caused by Covid-19.
一些医院宣称，由于员工缺勤和新冠肺炎带来的压力不断上升，出现了"危机"事件。

Elsewhere, hospital numbers are also rising.
在其他地方，住院病例数量也在上升。

France's Health Minister Olivier Veran warned last week that January would be tough for hospitals.
法国卫生部长奥利维尔•韦兰上周警告，1月份对医院来说将是艰难的。