Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Everything we know about Ireland's new Covid variant that's even more contagious - but will it cause restrictions?

'It might not be any worse than BA.2 or Omicron but in India right now, there are a series of new variants emerging.'

Irish Mirror

Japan's Health Ministry Panel OKs Approval Of Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine: Report

Japan's health ministry panel authorized a plan to approve Novavax Inc's (NASDAQ:NVAX) COVID-19 vaccine, which is set to be the fourth such vaccine to be approved in Japan. It will be available for first and second shots with an interval of three weeks. The Novavax product is a recombinant protein vaccine that uses…

Benzinga

Florida judge voids national mask mandate for public transportation – as it happened

Ruling says Covid-19 mitigation measure exceeds authority of federal health officials – follow the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Covid expert warns over new Omicron XE strain as cases reported in Ireland and shares 'two big worries'

Professor of Immunology at Trinity College Dublin Kingston Mills says the Omicron XE variant may be 10 to 20% more transmissible

Irish Mirror

Masks and social distancing work, say 8 in 10 families who have escaped Covid in last 2 years

NEW DELHI:Effective masking, social distancing and indoor air ventilation remain the best protection against Covid-19, according to the findings of a survey by LocalCircles as 8 in 10 families that did not have any family member get infected with Covid in the last 2 years say they minimised social contact…

The Times of India

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting fully vaccinated — and two early signs you might have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of Omicron, experts say

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Only 624 in 18-59 age group get booster doses in 1 week in Andhra Pradesh

VISAKHAPATNAM: A certain degree of Covid-19 vaccine complacency seems to have crept in Andhra Pradesh as only 624 people in the 18-59 age group have got their booster doses in the last one week, or as of April 16.

The Times of India

Key symptoms to watch for as new Covid variant 'Omicron XE' arrives in Ireland

According to scientists, XE contains a mix of the highly infectious omicron BA.1 strain and the newer “stealth” Omicron BA.2 variant

Irish Mirror

WA's coronavirus numbers to plateau for another month, peak medical body predicts

Doctors say although the Omicron outbreak appears to have peaked in WA, daily case numbers are likely to stay in the thousands for another month and people must remain vigilant as many still haven't had the disease.

ABC News

‘Perfect storm’ of Covid and staff shortages leaves care homes unable to take hospital discharges

Hospitals ‘emptying’ themselves ahead of bank holiday will struggle as chronic staff shortages for care home closures

The Independent UK

Omicron XE: How worried should we be about this strange variant?

Genetic recombination of viruses is not a new phenomenon. A virologist breaks down what we need to know about the new subvariant Omicron XE.

Inverse

New ACT COVID-19 infections fall over public holiday

The ACT reported 856 new infections in the latest reporting period.

The Canberra Times

Work in progress: India-made ‘warm’ vaccine to fight COVID-19

IISc-incubated Mynvax behind jab that can be stored at room temperature for 4 weeks

The Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Liverpool Echo

Common covid symptom almost everyone with Omicron will have

The latest data from the ZOE app has identified a hugely common sign in those with Omicron

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

Axios

Stuck in the great COVID in-between

Life in a COVID world is getting awkward again as Americans rush headlong back to their old ways of life even as case counts rise and new variants threaten to dash their hopes.

The Independent UK

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting fully vaccinated — and two early signs you might have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of Omicron, experts say

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

S. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows

South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an omicron outbreak officials say is stabilizing

The Guardian - AU

Australia on alert after new Omicron XE Covid variant found in NSW

The combination of BA.2 and BA.1 is thought to be highly contagious and comes as mandatory negative Covid tests for travellers to Australia is scrapped

Benzinga

Raymond James Thinks Med Tech Investors are Somewhat 'Paralyzed' Ahead Of Q1 Earnings

Raymond James has outlined its expectations for next week when Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), and Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG) will report Q1 FY22 earnings. Analysts believe that the Med Tech investors have become somewhat 'paralyzed' given the macro/factor-driven concerns. On the macro, investor attention seems to be focused less on revenue growth and more…

Irish Mirror

Luke O'Neill warns of another Covid surge within months as new Omicron XE may be 'more infectious'

He said that hopefully new vaccines and ventilation technology could help Ireland prepare for the surge

The Conversation

What's the new Omicron XE variant and should I be worried?

It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it’s hard to know how concerned we ought to be.

Bangkok Post

No sign yet of sub-variants

Two new Omicron sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, still have not been detected in Thailand, Ramathibodi Hospital's Centre for Medical Genomics (CMG) says.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Every day feels unsettled’: Why educators are burnt out these days

Looking ahead, educators wonder how schools will cope as the pandemic winds down and beyond.

1 … 78 79 80 81

People

Marjorie Taylor Greene

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.