(AP Photo/Channi Anand) APMILAN — Italy surged to a record 98,030 new cases of COVID-19 infections Wednesday, an increase of 25% in one day. After last year’s New Year’s Eve, Lebanon witnessed a sharp increase in coronavirus cases and deaths that overwhelmed hospitals. Greece is currently battling an unprecedented spike in infections, which authorities say is caused by the rapid spread of the omicron variant. ___SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnia has confirmed the presence of the omicron variant of the new coronavirus in the Balkan country. The fast-spreading virus variant earlier has been detected in other countries in the Balkan region as well.

Source: Libya Today December 29, 2021 18:42 UTC