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With confidence in public health system high, 95% of kids aged 2-18 are fully vaccinated and Omicron infection rates are low

The train service was affected by the rising infection rates brought about by Omicron

Illinois logged another 6,664 COVID-19 cases on Monday – the lowest daily caseload in seven weeks. Hospitalizations and the number of deaths from the virus also dropped yet again. But that encouraging news was tempered a bit by a report of the first case of the Omicron subvariant in Illinois.

New restrictions being introduced due to spread of Omicron variant, it says

The Omicron wave about to wash across New Zealand will exacerbate an already tightening labour market. High employment and ongoing border restrictions mean regional labour forces are nearing peak capacity – and the country is running out of time to find solutions.

Doctor Morgan Eutermoser is confronted every day with overflowing waiting rooms, and like many American doctors, she is finding Omicron the most challenging wave of the pandemic yet.

Faced with going without essentials or increasing their exposure to the coronavirus, carers say they feel stuck during Canberra's Omicron wave.

It's difficult to reconcile the tightening up of test-to-travel restrictions with then allowing rapid antigen tests instead, writes Eric Crampton. More method will be needed.

With many people across the UK continuing to test positive for Covid, concerns have been raised about the new 'stealth' Omicron sub-strain. Here's everything you need to know about the BA.2 variant