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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Requiring booster shots in Australia would send message it’s ‘essential’, WHO adviser says

Prof Ross Gordon backs Victorian and NSW premiers’ calls for a three-dose vaccine mandate to mitigate worst effects of Omicron

The Guardian - AU

BA.2: Omicron strain ‘has greater growth rate’ but vaccines appear to offer as much protection

Dr Susan Hopkins: ‘We have also learnt that BA.2 has a slightly higher secondary attack rate than BA.1 in households’

Evening Standard

Omicron strain ‘has greater growth rate and may be more transmissible’

The BA.2 strain is a sub-lineage of the now dominant original Omicron variant known as BA.1.

The Independent UK

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‘Omicron variant has hit restaurant industry hard’

City chapter of National Restaurant Association of India launched

The Hindu

Omicron in North East hospitals: 'We're not out of the woods', but admissions are falling say NHS bosses

This week hospital bosses around the region have spoken about how the peak of Omicron hospitalisations may have passed.

Chronicle Live

Hundreds of 'medically-fit' patients stuck in North East hospitals as Covid outbreaks in care homes hit discharge rates

So-called "delayed discharges" have increased during the Omicron wave of Covid-19 as staff absence and outbreaks in care homes have a knock-on impact on the NHS.

Chronicle Live

Turkey Logs Record 93,586 New COVID Cases

Turkey has recorded 93,586 new COVID-19 cases in the space of 24 hours, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, health ministry data showed on Friday. Daily cases have surged to record high levels in recent weeks with the spread of the Omicron variant but Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has…

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UK Covid cases down by 7% in the last week with 277 more reported deaths in 24 hours

This comes in the same week that England has eased most of the remaining significant Plan B restrictions in the country, changing rules around mask use and Covid passes

Daily Mirror

Two lesser known Omicron symptoms to be aware of as 'stealth' variant on the rise

With infection rates of the ‘stealth’ Omicron Covid variant on the rise in the UK, we take a look at two lesser known symptoms, as well as the classic signs you should look out for

Daily Mirror

War room activities to be made more effective: Minister

To control spread of Omicron variant of COVID-19

The Hindu

In Italy, COVID wards filled with unvaccinated elderly people as Omicron swept nation

As the Omicron variant swept Italy late last year, it was unvaccinated elderly people and those who had not had a booster dose four or more months after their initial shots who were most likely to go to hospital or die from COVID-19, according to data and doctors.

Reuters

Morocco prepares to end its flight ban in February for first time in three months

Morocco is set to end its flight ban in February after it closed off its borders last year amidst fears over the Omicron variant

Daily Mirror

Hong Kong's best-known travel agency folds after 50 years

HONG KONG: One of Hong Kong's best-known tour operators has decided to wind up after 50 years of business and amid the worsening Omicron outbreak, with an industry leader expecting the travel sector's woes to continue for the rest of 2022 at least.

Bangkok Post

Everything Mark Drakeford said about Covid rules in Wales as he was interviewed this morning

He described Friday's easing of Covid rules as a 'good day' for the country

Wales Online

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Edinburgh bus services issues timetable update after festive staff shortage

Transport operator Lothian had been forced to scale back its route and service offering during the festive period amid staff shortages caused by the omicron wave but has announced the restoration of normal service from Monday

The Independent UK

How long is Omicron’s incubation period? How it differs from Delta and other Covid variants

New strain thought to develop in sufferers at faster pace than original coronavirus

The Hindu

It’s never safe to let our guard down any time over Omicron, says expert

This variant will not be the last, warns Giridhar R. Babu of Public Health Foundation of India

The Independent UK

Will the UK go into another lockdown in 2022?

Omicron variant of coronavirus led to huge spike in cases over New Year but has since subsided, prompting Boris Johnson to drop social restrictions

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The Independent UK

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

Edinburgh Live

Covid restrictions on social distancing and face masks change in Scotland from today

Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement on Tuesday as new cases of the Omicron variant begin to drop all across Scotland but the latest data shows Edinburgh has the most new infections in the country

ABC News

The Omicron BA.2 COVID variant is in Australia. This is what we know

The BA.2 subvariant, which some have nicknamed the "stealth" variant, is growing faster than the original Omicron in some places. Here's what we know.

Bangkok Post

Finance Ministry keeps 2022 GDP outlook despite Omicron

The Finance Ministry on Friday maintained its 2022 economic growth forecast at 4.0%, driven by a recovery in domestic spending and tourism, with Covid-19 outbreaks driven by the Omicron variant yet to have a significant impact.

The Times of India

No change in ICC women's World Cup schedule or venues despite COVID surge: CEO Andrea Nelson

DUBAI: The ICC women's ODI World Cup CEO Andrea Nelson on Friday asserted that there will be no change in the number of venues or scheduling of the event despite the recent spread of the COVID-19's Omicron variant in host country New Zealand.

The Guardian - UK

UK reports 89,176 new cases and 277 deaths – as it happened

UK cases and deaths fall day-on-day; Hong Kong government to compensate pet shops affected by culling of hamsters for Covid reasons

Al Jazeera

Locking down homes, Hong Kong takes COVID lesson from Beijing

Residents in the city prevented from leaving apartments as authorities race to halt spread of Omicron.

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