covid 19 omicron

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 6, 2022 6:59 am    …

The Omicron variant was estimated to be 95.4% of the coronavirus strains circulating in the United States as of Jan. 1, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. The variant has swiftly spread…

WHAT CAN PASSENGERS DO TO REDUCE RISKS? Get vaccinated: Full vaccination against COVID-19, plus a booster shot, if available, offers the best protection against the virus in any setting. Mask up: Public health specialists increasingly…

AMSTERDAM: Riot police with batons and shields tried to break up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in the Dutch capital on Sunday (Jan 2) to protest against COVID-19 lockdown measures and vaccinations. Amsterdam mayor Femke…

Elsewhere around the globe, events were scaled back or cancelled outright, such as with the traditional fireworks over the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Midnight passed in Paris without a planned fireworks display or DJ sets, as city…

Even as some provinces have reported record-high daily COVID-19 case counts, health experts are warning the real infection rate is likely much higher, pointing out that data has been clouded by holiday delays and with hospitals…

The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said on Friday (Dec 24). Foreign nationals who…

The Greek alphabet arrived on the world stage and into everyday lexicon riding on waves of the novel coronavirus as the World Health Organization began naming variants in the Glagolitic script. As the variants mutated, from…

British Columbia will shut gyms, bars and nightclubs while allowing fewer people at tables in restaurants and cafes through the Christmas holiday period to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Canadian province's government said on Tuesday…

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday (Dec 21) launched a £1 billion support package for COVID-19-hit businesses, as staff absences from rising cases began to bite in the run-up to Christmas. Finance minister Rishi Sunak said some 200,000 firms would…