- 15 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityOmicron
Omicron rewrites the COVID plan for 2022
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the Omicron variant gains momentum in Europe and the United States, scientists are rewriting their expectations for the COVID-19 pandemic next year. Just…
Sport-COVID plays havoc with world sport as infection rate surges
By Mark Gleeson (Reuters) - World sport was again hit by COVID-19 infections on Thursday with soccer and rugby matches called off, a cricket series cancelled and holiday action in…
Omicron cases in Canada’s Ontario could soon swamp critical care units – panel
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, and could overwhelm intensive care units early next month without prompt intervention, a…
France halts British visitors, EU nations tighten borders as Omicron rises
By Dominique Vidalon and Aislinn Laing PARIS (Reuters) - France imposed travel restrictions on travellers from Britain on Thursday due to surging COVID-19 cases there, and several European countries also…
UK reports record daily COVID cases with Omicron spreading rapidly
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded its most daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic on Wednesday as a senior British health chief said…
COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, which also carries a higher risk of…
China’s southern Guangzhou city detects one COVID-19 infection of Omicron variant
BEIJING (Reuters) - Health authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detected one infection of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday. The infected…
Mainland China detects first case of Omicron coronavirus variant – state media
(Reuters) - Health authorities in northern China's port city of Tianjin have detected the first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the country's mainland, the state-run Tianjin Daily reported…
Masks come off, rallies begin as India’s COVID-19 patient load falls
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported its lowest tally of active COVID-19 cases in 18 months on Monday, but a sharp drop in the use of protective face masks is…
Johnson imposes COVID-19 ‘Plan B’ in England to contain Omicron
By Kate Holton and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England on Wednesday, ordering people to work from home, wear masks…
Act now to curb Omicron’s spread, WHO’s Tedros tells world
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -Governments need to reassess national responses to COVID-19 and speed up vaccination programmes to tackle Omicron, though it is it too early to say how…
Omicron will spread through Americas in time, warns regional health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has so far been detected in the Americas in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico and the United States, but it is…
