Health authorities said Wednesday they have not detected the globally feared Omicron variant as yet in a quarantined returning Filipino migrant worker who arrived...
The Omicron coronavirus variant was present in Europe before the first cases were reported in South Africa, new data from the Netherlands showed Tuesday,...
Pfizer has already started working on a version of its Covid-19 vaccine specifically targeting the Omicron variant in case the current inoculation is not...
Thirty endangered white rhinos arrived in Rwanda on Monday after a long journey from South Africa in a Boeing 747, conservationists said, hailing it...
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,...
Schipsol, Netherlands -- Several European nations on Saturday announced their first cases of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, as governments worldwide began pulling...
Health officials in Australia said Sunday they had detected the COVID Omicron strain for the first time after testing two passengers from southern Africa...
Fears mounted Saturday that a highly-infectious new coronavirus strain was pushing its way into Europe as the world brought the shutters down to contain...
The Philippines on Friday suspended inbound flights from South Africa and other countries amid the presence of a new COVID-19 variant there, which is...
The Hague—Governments across Europe rushed on Friday to bolster their defenses against a fresh coronavirus spike, as South Africa announced it had detected a...
Johannesburg—South Africans will vote Monday in local elections expected to reflect growing discontent with the African National Congress party, which was losing popularity even...
SOWETO—“Welcome back,” speakers blasted from the entrance of South Africa’s main sports stadium in Soweto as excited football fans—vaccination cards in hand—arrived for the...