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As Omicron Surges and Economy Suffers, China Tweaks ‘Zero Covid’
When the coronavirus first swept across China in early 2020, the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, declared a “people’s…
Omicron BA.2 subvariant is more contagious and can reinfect people, but isn’t more severe, studies find
A more contagious subvariant of omicron, known as BA.2, is spreading across the globe and could soon become…
Singapore aims to allow quarantine-free travel for all vaccinated visitors after omicron subsides
SINGAPORE — Singapore intends to allow vaccinated visitors from all countries to skip quarantine on arrival when the…
Hong Kong’s ‘zero-covid’ policy buckles under the onslaught of omicron — but authorities just won’t let it go
HONG KONG — Ann Chan spent the last week of January locked down with her husband and two…
‘Reality bites’: Omicron vs Delta lie
“Omicron is milder.” It is the catchphrase uttered so regularly since the latest Covid-19 variant emerged that we…
South Korea extends business curfews as Omicron cases spike
South Korea extended COVID-19 social distancing rules on Friday for two weeks, including a 9pm curfew for restaurants,…
Omicron Offers Hope Pandemic Could Stabilize, W.H.O. Official Says.
The astonishing spread of the Omicron variant could help set the stage for the pandemic to transition from…
Omicron variant could spell ‘end of the pandemic’: O’Neill
Britain could well become the first country to fully live with COVID as a “normal virus,” says Spiked…
New Zealand PM Ardern postpones wedding amid Omicron curbs
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has postponed her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow…
New Omicron variant spreading: experts
A new sister subtype of the Covid Omicron variant, which may be more transmissible and harder to track,…