Asia, parts of Europe tighten COVID-19 measures due to Omicron

Though early-hit countries are on the downslope of their Omicron variant surges, others are battling rising cases, with some tightening their measures and others—such as China and Hong Kong—taking stronger steps as they try to head off steep rises. Record cases in parts of Europe Health officials in Europe have noted that Omicron seems to be spreading from the western part of the continent to the east, though some western countries are still reporting very high levels. France today reported a new daily record high of 464,769 new cases , and health officials yesterday reported the highest hospitalization level since…