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Europe Works to Keep Schools, Hospitals Open Amid Omicron
- Authorities take softer line despite world’s worst outbreaks
- Ireland, Greece confirm plans to reopen schools as scheduled
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Europe is trying to tackle one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks by streamlining quarantine rules and prioritizing reopening schools on time after the holiday break, rather than clamping down.
The strategy is part of a more measured approach to fighting the virus despite an omicron-driven surge in infections. The continent has again become the epicenter of the pandemic, currently accounting for 10 of the world’s worst outbreaks, according to Oscovida data.