The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Omicron: Over 1,000 cases recorded in single day as Forth Valley dealt with peak

Director of Public Health Dr Graham Foster updated members of Forth Valley Health Board on Tuesday.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2022

Concern as new Covid variant BA.2 now makes up around half of Omicron cases in Denmark

Ireland has not confirmed any cases of the strain but Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has issued a warning about 'more variants of concern'

Irish Mirror · Jan 26, 2022

Edinburgh commuters face further delays as Scotrail say reduced timetable will continue

Scotrail were forced into making the cuts to the services in Edinburgh and across Scotland last month due to staff shortages, caused by the Covid-19 Omicron variant

Edinburgh Live · Jan 26, 2022

Two thirds of people getting Omicron now have had Covid before

A new study has identified groups most at risk of getting it a second time

Wales Online · Jan 26, 2022

Two-thirds with Omicron say they’ve had Covid before

Two-thirds of people who have recently been infected with the Omicron variant say they have had Covid-19 before.

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2022

Wizz Air losses jump as Omicron knocks air travel

Wizz Air has seen its losses soar in recent months after the emergence of Omicron derailed a hoped-for recovery in air travel.

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2022

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates on hold, but March rise looks likely – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2022

WHO: Omicron Risk Remains Very High

The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the numbers of new Covid-19 cases hitting another record high last week. "Over 21 million new cases were reported, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

UK reports 346 daily deaths; Denmark aims to end all restrictions – as it happened

UK also records over 102,000 daily cases; Danish plan would mean most far-reaching easing among Nordic countries

The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2022

BA.2 variant: Everything we know about the new ‘stealth Omicron’ Covid strain

It’s harder to detect than original Omicron and may be even faster at spreading but, say scientists, is probably no more dangerous

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022