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OMICRON BATTLE
Be wary of BF.7 variantIt is capable of bypassing protection offered by vaccines and previous infections. The sub-variant possesses a higher capacity to cause rei...
North Korea reports first COVID-19 cases, Kim orders national lockdownTop officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, held a crisis politburo meeting on Thursday to discuss the outbreak and announced they would i...
India sailed through Omicron wave because of vaccination, says Health Minister MandaviyaIndia, which battled the deadly second wave blamed on the Delta variant in April-May last year, faced the Omicron challenge in December 202...
China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicronHundreds of cases were reported in other provinces and cities along China's east coast and inland as well. Beijing, which had six news case...
China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicronThe surge on the Chinese mainland is infecting people in cities ranging from Shenzhen to Qingdao on the coast, to Xingtai in the north and ...
Speed in coverage of vaccination has helped in economic recovery, says Finance MinisterSitharaman pointed out that the speed in the coverage of vaccination has helped in economic recovery, with the country battling multiple fa...
Risk persists even though COVID-19 cases starting to plateau in parts of India, says WHOResponding to a question that coronavirus cases have started plateauing in India, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-E...
WHO says Covid-19 pandemic 'nowhere near over' as France, Germany post record cases"This pandemic is nowhere near over," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Tuesday from the agency's headquarters in Geneva....
Beijing tightens rules for entering city after Omicron caseThe new rule, effective from Jan. 22 to end-March, is aimed to help with early detection of Omicron, which is surging globally, and the con...
China battles Omicron spread as millions more start new lockdownAuthorities in Anyang announced the lockdown late on Monday, issuing a notice ordering residents not to leave their homes or drive cars on ...
'Deltacron' likely result of lab error: ExpertsCypriot media reported the discovery Saturday, describing it as having "the genetic background of the Delta variant along with some of the ...
China detects more Omicron cases as cities tighten restrictionsChina reported more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, with authorities on high alert over flare-ups ...
Case, vaccine data mark small victories in Omicron battleSimilarly encouraging signs about hospitalisation rates emerged from South Africa on Wednesday, but the head of a leading African health ag...
Brent crude futures snap 3-day rally in thin trade; Omicron eyedOil prices fell on Friday in thin, holiday trade after a three-day rally, with investors trying to gauge the Omicron coronavirus variant's ...
Avoid all gatherings as Omicron is highly transmissible, don't lower your guard, say doctorsHealth experts and doctors treating Covid patients at leading government and private facilities in the city said a "sense of complacency" h...
Pfizer jab gives 70% protection against hospitalisation during Omicron: StudySouth African scientists have so far confirmed around 550 Omicron sequences, with the variant accounting for 78% of sequences from November...
Long queues form as UK starts booster blitz against omicronLong lines formed at vaccination centers in Britain on Monday as people heeded the government's call for all adults to get booster shots to...
5 world market themes for the week aheadFed chief Jerome Powell reckons "transitory" is no longer accurate to describe high inflation and that the Fed could in December debate spe...
Study suggests past COVID infection may not fend off new variant OmicronThe newest variant was discovered just over a week ago by scientists in South Africa and Botswana, and it's now been found in multiple coun...
Omicron adds new uncertainties to global economic outlook: Moody's AnalyticsIn its commentary titled 'Much to Learn About OmicronFast’, Moody’s Analytics said although the variant appears to spread ”remarkably quick...