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World Newspapers: Omicron spreads quickly in US

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 21:44
Top federal health officials warned in a briefing Tuesday morning that the omicron variant is rapidly spreading in the United States and could peak in a massive wave of infections as soon as January, according to new modeling analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 203

Vaccines may be ineffective against Omicron without booster

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 09:13
The result of a study in the US has shown that COVID-19 vaccines may be ineffective against Omicron without injecting booster.

China reports first case of Omicron coronavirus variant

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 05:40
China has reported its first case of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in the northern city of Tianjin.

Omicron could have major impact on pandemic

Thursday, 09 December 2021 08:16
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization said the highly mutated omicron variant of Covid-19 could change the course of the pandemic and would have a significant impact on the pandemic.

World Newspapers: Early word on Omicron; it might be less deadly

Wednesday, 08 December 2021 21:48
Researchers in South Africa, where the variant is spreading quickly, say it may cause less serious COVID cases than other forms of the virus, but it is unclear whether that will hold true. 224

Act now to curb Omicron's spread: WHO director general

Wednesday, 08 December 2021 20:28
Governments should urgently reassess their national responses to COVID-19 and accelerate their vaccination programmes to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, WHO director-general said on Wednesday.

World Newspapers: State labs lead work to detect variants

Sunday, 05 December 2021 21:01
The detection of the newly identified omicron COVID-19 variant in multiple US states is expected to dominate this week's Sunday show circuit.216

COVID omicron variant detected in 38 countries: WHO

Saturday, 04 December 2021 10:35
The World Health Organization on Friday said the COVID omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries, up from 23 two days ago, with early data suggesting the strain is more contagious than delta.

S.Korea reports record-high COVID-19 cases, deaths

Saturday, 04 December 2021 07:57
South Korea reported a record daily 5,352 new COVID-19 infections and 70 deaths, while a nationwide total of nine cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday.

IMF chief expects slow economic growth amid Omicron

Saturday, 04 December 2021 06:01
The International Monetary Fund is likely to lower its global economic growth estimates due to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the global lender's chief said.