WHO omicron

As cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus surge across the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday took to Twitter to list out protocols we need to follow to win the war against Covid.…

World Health Organization officials say scientists are tracking a “worrying” increase in COVID-19 deaths as the Omicron variant continues its spread around the globe. “Since Omicron was first identified just 10 weeks ago, almost…

More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a “decoupling” in some places between soaring case numbers…

Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron variant, which also carries a higher risk of reinfection, the World Health Organization said on…

Vaccine booster shots can play a role in curbing the spread of COVID-19 as long as people most inneed of protection also get access to jabs, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “It’s a question of…

In the wake of mounting concerns over the spread of the new Covid variant Omicron, Maldives on Tuesday recorded its first case of the Omicron variant. The Maldives Health Protection Agency (HPA)…

The Omicron variant of coronavirus has been identified as a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation. Though it is unclear whether Omicron is more transmissible than other variants such as Delta, WHO’s preliminary evidence…