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Bracing for Omicron, Govt shores up NZ's immunity wall

A decision to shorten the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster shot will help shore up one of NZ's two front lines of defence against the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant.

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Covid 'Stealth Omicron' sub-variant - what we know as strain found in Scotland

A number of cases of the BA.2 variant have been found in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.

Daily Record

Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall premiere party turned disaster into opportunity

The Independence Day director is known for bombast, but scaling back his new film’s celebrations because of Omicron and holding the party in his back yard was low-key impressive

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Coronavirus: Omicron subvariant 1.5 times more contagious finds study; its severity same as original says WHO

Omicron BA.2 is more transmissible than BA.1, says a study conducted by Statens Serum Institut, which conducts infectious disease and biological threat surveillance for the Danish government. "Several countries, including Denmark, have observed the two Omicron sub variants: BA.1 and BA.2. In Denmark the latter has rapidly replaced the former…

The Times of India

Ryanair and Wizz Air update customers as number of passengers drops

When compared to Omicron-hit December, the airlines said that they had lost 2.7 million passengers between them

Nottingham Post

How long is Omicron’s incubation period? How it differs from Delta and other Covid variants

New strain thought to develop in sufferers at faster pace than original coronavirus

The Independent UK

BA.2 variant: Everything we know about the new ‘stealth Omicron’ Covid strain

It’s harder to detect than original Omicron and may be even faster at spreading but, say scientists, is probably no more dangerous

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Ofgem to unveil new household energy bill price cap on Thursday morning – business live

Energy regulator to announce how much bills for 22m UK households can rise from April, as eurozone inflation hits record high of 5.1%

The Guardian - UK

Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck defends going to cricket instead of a COVID committee

Richard Colbeck says he has to "live with" his decision to attend the Ashes in Hobart instead of a COVID committee hearing into the Omicron spread in aged care homes.

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Australia's COVID-19 hospital admissions fall to lowest in weeks

Australia's COVID-19 hospitalisation rate fell to its lowest in nearly three weeks on Wednesday, while a steady rate of daily infections raised hopes the worst of an outbreak fuelled by the Omicron coronavirus variant may have passed.

Reuters

Covid news: Anger as Tory MP says lockdown breach ‘like parking fine’; Germany could relax restrictions in March – as it happened

Pfizer-BioNTech seeks US approval for under-5s Covid inoculation; Lithuania to scrap Covid pass on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Covid news - live: Israel finds hundreds of BA.2 cases as study finds symptoms emerge in just two days

The four sub-variants of Omicron collectively account for 93 per cent of all Covid specimens collected in the past month, says WHO

The Independent UK

McGowan feels heat over WA border rules

Western Australia's hardline approach to managing its Omicron outbreak has forced the temporary closure of a Perth school just days into the first term.

AAP

Nation records 69 Covid deaths as hospital numbers fall – as it happened

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Boosters 'critical' as high aged care COVID-19 death rates tipped to continue into March

Residents in up to 30 aged care homes across Australia remain without their booster shot, amid concerns high death rates of the elderly from Omicron will continue as late as March, a national advocacy group says.

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Countries yet to hit Omicron peak, WHO warns

Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation says. Here's a wrap of COVID news.

Irish Mirror

Dr Tony Holohan to advise 'ongoing need' for some Covid measures as Omicron 'unlikely to be last variant of concern'

The CMO is expected to take questions from TDs and Senators on Wednesday at the Health Committee

The Conversation

The most challenging phase of the Omicron outbreak is yet to come, but New Zealand may be better prepared than other countries

Within a month of the first community exposure to Omicron in Aotearoa New Zealand, the variant has already become the dominant strain of COVID-19.

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NSW COVID numbers trending down

In a bid to help the NSW hospitality industry which has been hit hard by Omicron, the government will pay for 5000 responsible service of alcohol courses.

The Guardian - AU

Post-Covid protection: what happens after you get the virus?

Viewing Omicron infection as a ‘natural booster’ which makes a third vaccine dose unnecessary is unwise, experts say

Newsroom.co.nz

'By Māori for Māori' ideas hit funding brick wall

Funding is set aside for Māori organisations to provide whānau and hapū with trusted health services during the pandemic. But the cash isn’t forthcoming when it’s applied for.

Newsroom.co.nz

Letter from MIQ: It's imperfect, but it's still needed

From an MIQ facility in Christchurch, Marc Daalder writes that the people on both sides of the border are getting carried away with callous rhetoric.

Dublin Live

Covid-19: New 'stealth Omicron' subvariant detected in Ireland

BA.2 - also known as "stealth Omicron" - was first detected earlier in 2022 and has now become the dominant variant in Denmark

Daily Mirror

Hives and discolouration among six Omicron skin symptoms you should never ignore

We're all familiar with the traditional signs of Covid, such as a new cough and fever — however, experts are warning that a few unusual skin symptoms could also raise alarms

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon confirms 26 cases of new "sub" variant of Omicron in Scotland

The First Minister revealed the figure during her coronavirus statement to MSPs at the Scottish Parliament.

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