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OMG, now it’s Omicron

"What else could pose a grave threat?"   Just when we thought COVID-19 was about to be nearly contained worldwide with the rollout of vaccines from...

Omicron

"Should we panic?"   Now it’s Omicron, a mutation of the COVID-19 virus that promises to be more infectious and more lethal than the Delta variant...

Government prepares for the worst

President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted to “shoot dead” the new threat posed by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, even as his government is...

Philippines suspends decision to allow vaccinated tourists entry

The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant...

Botswana detects 19 cases of the new Covid variant

Botswana, the only African country outside South Africa to have reported Omicron cases, said Sunday it had detected 19 infections of the new Covid variant,...

Countries shutter borders as first cases of new strain hit them

Schipsol, Netherlands -- Several European nations on Saturday announced their first cases of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, as governments worldwide began pulling...

Here comes Omicron

"It seemed we were stirring back to life."   And just like that, all our hopes of finally being able to proceed with the so-called new...

Market wary of new COVID-19 strain

Shares prices are expected to consolidate this week as financial markets are gripped by fears of the possible negative effects of a new coronavirus...

Israel closes to all foreigners

Jerusalem—Israel closed its borders to all foreigners late Sunday in a bid to stem the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus,...

Omicron grips world: DOH seeks HK flights halt; Alert Level 2 in Dec. eyed

The Department of Health recommended expanding the travel ban to Hong Kong after the detection of the coronavirus variant of concern Omicron in the...

WHO tags it ‘most troubling variant of concern as Delta’

The World Health Organization has declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first detected in southern Africa, to be a variant of concern and...

Drug firm Moderna to develop booster shot against new threat

The US pharmaceutical company Moderna said it will develop a booster shot against the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. It is one of three...
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