Omicron variant has restrictions imposed across Europe, we get the latest in our round-up with Thomas Sparrow, German Correspondent, Stine Jacobsen, Reuters Reuters Correspondent based in Copenhagen and John Lichfield, France Correspondent with The Independent.  

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