The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

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

South Korea’s top infectious disease expert is defending the move to expand the use of rapid testing despite accuracy concerns as the country broke its daily coronavirus record for the third straight day

Restrictions brought in to halt the Omicron surge have been ditched in England from today - in a major boost to families

After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A" - learning to live with a disease that is probably here to stay.

Protection against death increases to around 95% two weeks after receiving a booster dose, UK health agency says; UK reports another 96,871 Covid cases

The Omicron Covid-19 wave isn't over, with a return to school seeing a rise in positive cases among children - especially of primary school age.

Good Morning America's co anchor Amy Robach recently shared having a COVID breakthrough infection from the Omicron variant and how she missed the symptoms: exhaustion and lower back pain. In her Instagram post, she talks about how she missed these early Omicron symptoms and assumed it to be due to…

Western Australia's records 10 new coronavirus cases as Omicron continues to spread, and the Premier announces new mask mandates for the Wheatbelt and the Great Southern.

The nation accepts a big psychological change, one expert says, as people prepare for more cases than they have ever seen before