Omicron News
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UK ends 2021 with Covid-19 infections hitting new daily high
Britain reported a new high 189,846 daily cases of Covid-19 on Friday, up slightly from 189,213 the previous day as...
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Eric Adams sworn in as New York City mayor after ball drop
Eric Adams is New York City's new mayor, with the Democrat being sworn into office in a Times Square ceremony...
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Can Omicron evade detection from PCR and lateral flow tests for Covid-19?
As Omicron causes Covid-19 case numbers around the globe to surge, concerns are being raised over whether lateral flow and...
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Covid: Omicron and Delta driving tsunami of cases - WHO
The combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Coronavirus cases skyrocket across Australia as Omicron spreads
Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the Omicron variant spread, with new infections in Sydney...
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Singapore's low-cost Scoot Airline to connect with six Indian cities
Good news for travellers as Scoot, Singapore's low-cost airline has now announced new flights to India. The flights will be...
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Oil gains as improving market outlook outweighs Omicron surge
Oil climbed as investors weighed a surge in Omicron cases against signs that the new strain is not as severe...
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Omicron live updates: India expands vaccine drive as variant looms
India will start giving Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 15 and older, and offer booster shots to at-risk adults as...
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Australia's New South Wales sets new daily COVID case record
Australia’s most populous state reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a sharp jump in hospitalizations...
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Smartphone industry to face headwinds from supply chain disruptions in 2022
The global smartphone industry will continue to be hamstrung well into the next year by supply chain disruptions and component...
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Economic recovery ‘like no other’: IMF, McKinsey, OECD experts tell PCR podcast series
A crisis like no other, followed by a fast economic rebound, creating an unprecedented situation that is affecting all sectors...
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Biden says it is Americans' patriotic duty to get vaccinated
Fighting the Omicron variant surging through the country, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the government would provide 500...
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WHO urges cancelling some holiday events over Omicron fears
The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health, as the...
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Omicron exposes an interconnected, but unreliable, 'global village'
The headline of a CBS news article a fortnight ago was: “Omicron Covid-19 variant was in Europe before South African...
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Covid: Christmas travel will fuel spread of Omicron, US expert warns
Christmas travel will increase the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated, the top US infectious...
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Omicron symptoms: Is a runny nose a cold or Covid?
The new Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the UK. So what are the symptoms people should act...