omicron
S.African study suggests Omicron less severe even for unvaccinated
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dying...
Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks, WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have caught the Omicron Covid variant within the next six to eight weeks. Dr...
Omicron: What we know about the symptoms
A new coronavirus (or SARS-CoV-2) variant, known as Omicron (or B.1.1.529), was first identified by scientists in South Africa on November 24. The latest variant...
Karachi’s Omicron tally swells to 163
KARACHI: As many as 30 new confirmed cases of Omicron variant surfaced in Karachi, health department said Friday, taking the total tally of Omicron cases...
Omicron spreads in India’s big cities, but hospitalisations still low
KOLKATA: Indian megacities Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, although without a corresponding rise in hospitalisations, but fears are growing...
Omicron may have peaked or ‘plateaued’ in parts of the world, giving experts cause for optimism
In a matter of weeks, the omicron Covid-19 variant — first detected in South Africa and Botswana in November — has surged around the world,...
Omicron dampens New Year celebrations as world ushers in 2022
The Omicron variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, cancelling celebrations at Paris’s Arc de Triomphe and the Petronas Towers in Kuala...
Omicron risk remains ‘very high’: WHO
GENEVA: 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...