Sequences of early forms of the fast-spreading variant reported to have been circulating in West Africa could have resulted from contamination. Alarms were first raised about the Omicron variant in November 2021.Feisal Omar/Reuters/Alamy A study that proposes that ancestors
BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Germany can next week start using COVID-19 vaccines which have been adapted for the Omicron variant and got approval for use in the European Union on Thursday, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said. He said approval
SYDNEY, July 20 (Reuters) – Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster shots urgently amid a major
SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) – North Korea officially confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday and ordered a national lock down, with state media reporting a sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron virus had been detected in the city of
Singapore plans to allow vaccinated visitors from all countries to skip quarantine on arrival when the omicron wave has passed, authorities announced Wednesday. “Our ultimate goal is quarantine-free travel for all vaccinated travelers,” said Minister for Transport S Iswaran. The
As France’s bid to vaccinate 5- to 11-year-olds against Covid-19 hits the one-month mark, progress remains ploddingly slow, light years behind many EU neighbours. As the Omicron wave rages through France with average confirmed cases exceeding 300,000 a day, Prime
French health authorities on Tuesday said they had registered 271,686 new Covid-19 infections, the highest recorded to date, confirming France’s position as Europe’s hardest-hit country as the Omicron wave sweeps across the continent. The more-contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus drove the number of
The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early studies suggest it sparks milder disease, as countries reintroduced tough restrictions to stamp out Covid-19 surges and France reported a new record number of cases.
US President Joe Biden speaks from the White House about new measures to fight Covid-19 on December 21, 2021. © Kevin Lamarque, Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday the opening of more federal vaccination and testing sites to tackle
The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health as the Omicron variant spreads globally, warning that “an event cancelled is better than a life cancelled”. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus