LAST UPDATE: 08.13 Despite the continuing decline in the number of cases and hospital admissions, the launch of the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus pushes the German government to impose new restrictions, a “lockdown light”, writes Südwest Presse, both in public and in the private field. The measures are expected to be specified during […]
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Omicron: New Zealand is postponing the gradual opening of its borders
The New Zealand government today postponed the planned phased opening of Oceania’s borders until at least the end of February, amid concerns about the rapid worldwide spread of the new coronavirus Omicron variant. The country in the South Pacific was just beginning to relax its pandemic measures, which are among the strictest in the world. […]
CDC: The Omicron variant has become the dominant one in the US
LAST UPDATE: 08.05 The Omicron variant of the new coronavirus has now become the dominant one in the US, accounting for 73.2% of infections recorded in the week ending December 18, according to US health officials. Extremely contagious, Omicron overcame the Delta variant in just a few weeks and now accounts for up to 96.3% […]
New Year’s events in London are canceled
London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced tonight that the festive events that were to take place in the British capital on New Year’s Eve are canceled, due to the rapid increase in the incidence of the Omicron variant in Britain. “With Covid-19 infections at record levels in our city and in the United Kingdom, I am […]
Canada: Schools, bars, gyms and casinos close in Quebec
Quebec, Canada’s second most populous province, will close bars, gyms and casinos and make teleworking mandatory from today to tackle the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Health Minister Christian Dub said the province had a record number of cases, about 4,500 daily, and called on citizens to cut short their personal contacts as the […]
USA: Omicron cases are growing rapidly
Covid-19 cases rose sharply in New York and across the United States over the weekend, dashed hopes of a more “normal” holiday season as restrictions on Christmas and New Year gatherings and travel are revived. The number of infections worries public health officials who see the Omicron variant evolving rapidly into the dominant US executive […]
Omicron variant could ‘overload’ health systems, WHO warns
The World Health Organization warned tonight that it is still too early to conclude that Homicron is milder than other variants of SARS-CoV-2, noting that it could make so many people sick that it “overloads” health systems. “It is rather foolish to relax and think that this is a mild variant, that it is not […]
Pfizer and BioNTech to provide an additional 200 million vaccine doses in the EU in 2022
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech announced Monday that they have reached an agreement to provide an additional 200 million doses of their coronavirus vaccine to the European Commission and EU Member States in 2022. The two companies stressed that the 200 million installments will be added to the 450 million installments already scheduled […]
Davos postponed ‘until the middle of next year’ due to Omicron (upd)
LAST UPDATE 14:19 The World Economic Forum in Davos, which was scheduled to take place in January, has been postponed until mid-2022, organizers announced. The event, a meeting point for world business and political leaders, was postponed amid continuing uncertainty about the Omicron mutation, organizers said, adding that the meeting was now scheduled “for early […]
Europe is considering imposing restrictions on Christmas as Omicron sweeps the continent
Britain today refused to rule out restrictions on rallies, a day after the Netherlands imposed a fourth lockdown triggered by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, while other European countries are considering imposing measures for Christmas. Omicron’s infections are multiplying rapidly in Europe and the United States, doubling every two to […]
