Omicron
Clap, don’t chant: China aims for ‘Zero COVID’ Olympics
World
January 15, 2022
Clap, don’t chant: China aims for ‘Zero COVID’ Olympics
Athletes will need to be vaccinated — or face a long quarantine — take tests daily and wear masks when…
US releases updates on countries with highest coronavirus risk
Health & Fitness
January 12, 2022
US releases updates on countries with highest coronavirus risk
The US’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an update of the global map that shows its assessment…
Germany’s COVID-19 cases hit daily record of more than 80,000
World
January 12, 2022
Germany’s COVID-19 cases hit daily record of more than 80,000
BERLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Germany reported 80,430 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the highest recorded in a single day…
Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain
World
January 12, 2022
Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain
Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the…
China locks down 3rd city, raising affected to 20 million
World
January 11, 2022
China locks down 3rd city, raising affected to 20 million
BEIJING (AP) — A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number…
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
World
January 11, 2022
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Preliminary findings from two South African clinical trials suggest the Omicron coronavirus variant has a…
US reports confirm vast majority of Omicron patients in intensive care unvaccinated: official
Egypt
January 11, 2022
US reports confirm vast majority of Omicron patients in intensive care unvaccinated: official
Reports from New York, Boston and Chicago confirm that the vast majority of Omicron patients who need intensive care are…
China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million
World
January 11, 2022
China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million
BEIJING (AP) — A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number…
India starts booster shots for vulnerable amid omicron surge
World
January 10, 2022
India starts booster shots for vulnerable amid omicron surge
NEW DELHI (AP) — Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems lined up Monday…
China’s Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found
World
January 10, 2022
China’s Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found
BEIJING (AP) — The numbers are small, but the major port of Tianjin may be facing China’s first local outbreak…