WHO warns of Covid ‘tsunami’ as Omicron fuels record surges

PARIS, Dec. 30 : (AFP) - A Covid "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday, as record surges fuelled by the Omicron variant dampened New Year celebrations around the world once again. Governments are walking a tightrope between anti-virus restrictions and the need to keep societies and economies open, as the highly…