For the first time since the pandemic began, Argentina registered more than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day on Thursday. The country's health ministry confirmed 50,506 new cases in the last 24 hours, which brings the country's total to 5,606,745.

Canada's Quebec Province on Thursday announced a nighttime curfew ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations as COVID-19 cases across the country soar. Several provinces in recent days introduced stricter gathering limits, while delaying students' return to school after the Christmas holidays.

Greece reported a single-day record high of 35,580 COVID-19 infections on Thursday as the highly contagious Omicron becomes the dominant variant in the country. It was the third successive daily record of cases, with infections more than tripling since the beginning of the week.