Omicron Covid Variant

• ‘COVID isn’t finished with us’: WHO chief says as case counts slip globally

  WHO's weekly epidemiological report, released late Tuesday, showed that case counts fell 17 per cent worldwide over the last week while deaths globally declined 7 per cent.

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  Feb 9, 2022
  
• New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern postpones wedding plans amid Omicron curbs

  New Zealand had been among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of omicron, but Ardern acknowledged last week that an outbreak was inevitable.

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  Jan 23, 2022
  
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• Omicron less severe than Delta but ‘dangerous’ for unvaccinated, WHO says

  WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 90 countries were yet to meet the target of vaccinating 40 per cent of their populations.

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  Jan 12, 2022
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• Booster uptake lags initial vaccinations. Experts worry pandemic fatigue at play

  The message that multiple COVID-19 shots may be required to address a pandemic of this magnitude isn't sitting well for some - including those most willing to roll up sleeves.

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  Jan 10, 2022
• COVID-19: U.K. death toll tops 150,000 after Omicron spike

  U.K. has seen a surge of cases linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant in recent weeks, though death rates have been lower than during previous infection waves.

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  Jan 8, 2022
• Transat cuts nearly 30% of winter flights as Omicron soars

  The Montreal-based company, which did not specify which routes were affected, says customers will be fully refunded and, where possible, offered rebooked reservations.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2022
• COVID protester bites German police officer as marches spark violence

  Tens of thousands took to the streets across Germany for weekly marches that have organizers have labeled ``strolls'' in an attempt to bypass COVID gathering restrictions.

  World

  Jan 4, 2022
• Provinces warn record COVID-19 cases reported are underestimations

  Health officials across the country warned the latest COVID-19 case counts are an underestimation of what is yet to come and again urged people to rethink large gatherings.

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  Dec 24, 2021
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• South Africans without COVID-19 symptoms will no longer need to isolate

  To curb the spread of Omicron, South Africa also began offering COVID-19 booster shots to the general public for the first time on Christmas eve.

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  Dec 24, 2021
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• Fauci says breakthrough infections will come as Omicron spreads

  Omicron has been found through testing in 43 out of 50 U.S. states and around 90 countries so far after first being identified in southern Africa and Hong Kong in late November.

  World

  Dec 19, 2021