China locks down millions more as COVID spreads
But the Omicron strain has broken through its defences in recent months and taken hold in multiple cities.
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Two years into the pandemic, is the end in sight?
Two years after the official start of the pandemic, some countries are now trying to "live with Covid", however scientists warn that potential new variants and unequal vaccination rates…
Disarray grips Hong Kong ahead of mass Covid testing, isolation
Many locals are fuming at the government's failure to prepare after winning rare breathing room with two years of an economically painful but largely successful zero-Covid strategy.
Germany to start lifting Covid curbs as Omicron passes peak
Germany will start rolling back most of its coronavirus restrictions as the country's falling infection rate suggests the Omicron-fuelled wave has peaked, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said…
England lifts Omicron restrictions
England on Thursday lifted coronavirus restrictions imposed to tackle the Omicron variant, with masks no longer required in enclosed places and vaccine passports shelved.
The number of…
Europe could be headed for pandemic ‘endgame’: WHO
The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said Sunday.
"It's plausible that the region is moving…
Pakistan records Omicron spark as new cases rise
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday reported over three percent positivity rate of the Coronavirus for the third straight day.
According to figures uploaded by the National Command and…
WHO warns of Covid ‘tsunami’ as Omicron fuels record surges
A Covid "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday, as record surges fuelled by the Omicron variant dampened New Year celebrations around the world once…
Omicron risk remains ‘very high’: WHO
The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still "very high", the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after Covid-19 case numbers shot up by 11 percent globally last week.
Omicron is…
Scrapped flights, resurgent Covid deliver Christmas gut punch
Holiday travel headaches and safety worries swelled Sunday with thousands of flights cancelled, events scrapped and new Omicron cases soaring, as people wrap up Christmas celebrations…
US health regulator authorizes Pfizer’s Covid pill as Omicron surges
The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer's anti-Covid pill for high-risk people aged 12 and up, as a surge of cases driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant threatened holiday…
Honorary Oscars gala delayed as Hollywood braces for Omicron
The Governors Awards -- an annual gala where honorary Oscars are handed out -- became the latest glitzy Hollywood event postponed Wednesday, as fears grow of a surge in coronavirus cases…
Biden says US ‘prepared’ for Omicron as Israel calls for 4th shots
President Joe Biden on Tuesday told Americans worried about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant that the country was "prepared" to fight it, as Israel -- which pioneered the…
EU to decide on new Covid jab as Omicron rages
The EU's drug regulator was set to decide Monday whether to approve a fifth Covid jab as the US warned of a bleak winter with the Omicron variant spurring new waves of infections globally.…
Omicron in Europe before SAfrica reported first cases
The Omicron coronavirus variant was present in Europe before the first cases were reported in South Africa, new data from the Netherlands showed Tuesday, as Latin America reported its first…