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ET Explains: Covid cases rising, but new strain not behind the surgeIndia experienced a single-day increase in Covid-19 infections, with active cases reaching 3,742. A new strain, "JN.1," has been detected, ...
WHO backs mask-wearing on long flights given rapid US spread of Omicron variantCountries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long haul flights to counter the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 give...
Tencent Q3 Results: Revenue down 2% year on year to $19 bnThe Hong Kong-listed company, which is the world's top video game maker and the owner of popular super-app WeChat, posted revenues of 140 b...
Subvariant of Omicron a threat to global health: studyThe risk of Omicron subvariant BA.2 for global health is potentially higher than that of BA.1, according to a new study.
Omicron threat remains high in east Europe - WHOThe comments come at a time when several European countries including the Czech Republic and Poland have hinted at easing of COVID-19 restr...
End of pandemic in Europe 'plausible' after Omicron: WHOThe Covid-19 pandemic has entered a new phase with the Omicron variant, which could infect 60 percent of people in Europe by March, and cou...
Over 50% of Europeans on track to contract Omicron, says WHO"At this rate, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) forecasts that more than 50 percent of the population in the region w...
Seven million new omicron COVID cases in Europe last week: WHOWHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said at a media briefing on Tuesday that 26 countries in its region reported that more than 1% of their p...
Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warnsWhile the variant is spreading like wildfire around the world, it appears to be far less severe than initially feared and has raised hopes ...
Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warnsWhile the variant is spreading like wildfire around the world, it appears to be far less severe than initially feared and has raised hopes ...
Low-vaccinated Eastern Europe braces for omicron surgeRomania's underfunded public health system teetered on the brink of collapse a few months ago, during the country's last explosion of virus...
Omicron nothing but a 'seasonal cold virus'; overreaction causing panic, claims US-based doctorTerming Omicron variant as nothing more than a "seasonal cold virus", a US-based cardiologist has warned against "overreaction and over-rea...
WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbsThe US is the nation hit hardest by the pandemic, and is closing in on its daily high of 250,000 cases recorded last January.
'Delmicron' alert: Could this new Covid wave be different from earlier ones?Health experts say that factors such as a weak immune system, old age and comorbidities can heighten the risk of simultaneous infection fro...
Omicron severity question answered in 3-4 weeks, WHO official says"There is no doubt that Europe is once again the epicentre of the global pandemic," said Kluge, the WHO Regional Director for Europe, addin...
Europe considers new curbs as Omicron sweeps worldOmicron infections are multiplying across Europe, the United States and Asia, including in Japan, where a single cluster at a military base...
UK says Covid situation 'extremely difficult' as Omicron sweeps EuropeSpeaking after UK media reported Britain might impose new curbs after Christmas, Johnson said the situation was "extremely difficult" and h...
Europeans reimpose restrictions as omicron sweeps continentAs case numbers escalated, alarmed ministers in France, and Austria tightened travel restrictions.
Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-JanuaryBritain recorded 78,610 new infections on Wednesday, the highest confirmed total of any day during the pandemic. But because of vaccines, d...
Could the Omicron variant bring milder illness?Among 70 cases reported in Europe that included information on disease severity, half of the patients had no symptoms and half had mild sym...