The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed ...
“There were too many positive cases,” the source said. Omicron outbreak proves the need for vaccines Respiratory medicine expert Dr Leung Chi-chiu agreed that the rapid growth of cases had ...
Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, with multiple mutations that is thought to be highly contagious. The World Health Organization has designated it a ...
The wave of Omicron appears to be milder according to preliminary studies published in the UK and South Africa. Early evidence suggests fewer people are needing hospital treatment than with other ...
“XEC is definitely taking charge,” Dr Topol said. XEC, a sublineage of the omicron variant, was first reported in Berlin, Germany, in June and is now spreading “quite rapidly” across ...