Portugal's national health agency has said Omicron has become the dominant strain in the country where over 12,000 daily Covid-19 cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, AFP reports.
“The Omicron variant is already dominant in Portugal,” the General Directorate of Health said, “accounting for 61.5 per cent of cases on December 22.”
Portugal has recorded 11 deaths and 12,943 cases — a record since January 29.
Portugal has made work from home compulsory, closed bars and discos and made face masks mandatory indoors. Travellers entering the country have to provide a negative PCR test within three days even if they are vaccinated.
