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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Australia’s unemployment rate drops to lowest point in more than 13 years

Economy adds 64,800 jobs in December, but ABS survey period did not include economic disruption caused by Omicron wave

The Guardian - AU

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand rules out lockdowns as it prepares for Omicron outbreak

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that restrictions will be tightened across the country if there is a community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus but she ruled out lockdowns.

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Scotland’s economy set to grow after Omicron slowdown

Consumer-facing businesses felt the brunt of the variant's impact, with the tourism, hospitality and transportation acutely affected

Insider UK

Precipitous peak: Omicron surge shows signs of easing — but officials warn in weeks ahead ‘hundreds more may die’

"We are not out of the woods, and we need people to be very careful over these next few weeks," Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said. Gov. J.B. Pritzker observed, "I am cautiously optimistic about this decline, but there are an awful lot of people still battling for…

Chicago Sun-Times

60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

COVID-19 outbreak fuels shortage of disability carers leaving vulnerable Queenslanders 'with very few other options'

Matt McCracken, who is a tetraplegic, is vulnerable if he is home without a carer, but finding one is now a dire problem for many people with disabilities as the Omicron outbreak spreads.

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They survived COVID lockdowns, but these leaders say Omicron is even more difficult for business

They managed to steer their businesses through lockdowns, but these four business operators are now facing even bigger challenges getting through the Omicron wave.

ABC News

"We have to find a way to remove almost all restrictions and get back to normal": Everything announced at Downing Street press conference

Health Secretary Sajid Javid took to the podium this evening to address the nation on the lifting of current Plan B restrictions and how the fight against Omicron will continue

Manchester Evening News

Alan Kohler: Omicron is a natural disaster. We should treat it as one

Surely it’s not beyond the wit of well-paid bureaucrats and politicians to come up with a way of helping those affected by Omicron, writes Alan Kohler.

The New Daily

Omicron variant 'in retreat' says Health Secretary Sajid Javid as Plan B restrictions scrapped

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said we must learn to live with Covid the same way we have with flu

Chronicle Live

Three doses of Valneva's COVID-19 Vaccine Neutralizes Omicron Variant, Lab Study Shows

Valneva SE (NASDAQ: VALN) has announced results from an initial laboratory study demonstrating that serum antibodies induced by three doses of Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001,

Benzinga

Omicron in retreat but Covid not over yet, says Sajid Javid as he scraps precautions

Health Secretary spells out plan to live with virus long-term

The Independent UK

Care home staff vacancy rate almost doubled since April, says regulator

The Care Quality Commission warned last year of a ‘serious and deteriorating’ situation in terms of recruitment and staff retention in the sector.

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Edinburgh Live

Every Edinburgh Wetherspoon pub ranked on Tripadvisor as restrictions set to ease

Ahead of the easing of the Omicron restrictions that were brought into place after Christmas, here is a ranking of every Edinburgh Wetherspoons pub based on Tripadvisor reviews

Evening Standard

‘There are meteorites coming at us’: London’s music venues on the battle against Omicron

After weeks of disruption due to the new Covid variant, London’s gig venues are once again in crisis mode

Axios

Omicron hits American hospitals disproportionately hard

Higher hospitalization rates are likely due to lower U.S. vaccination rates.

The Guardian - AU

Blood test surveys crucial to estimate Covid spread in Australia, experts say

With direct testing overwhelmed by Omicron, seroprevalence surveys may be the best bet for understanding how many people are catching Covid

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AAP

Unemployment rate lowest since August 2008

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in December as a further 64,800 people joined the workforce.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle health bosses says city is 'over the peak of Omicron' despite warning of outbreaks in schools

Senior Newcastle health figures told a council meeting today they believe the Omicron Covid-19 wave may have peaked in the city

Irish Mirror

England reveals plan to ease restrictions including face masks, working from home and Covid certs

Plan B restrictions introduced in the UK before Christmas amid a steep rise in Omicron cases are set to be lifted by the end of this month, Boris Johnson confirmed.

Daily Record

The 'loud' Omicron sign among top five Covid symptoms of fully vaccinated people

There are five particular symptoms of Covid for fully vaccinated people says one expert.

Irish Mirror

Will pubs open late this weekend? Government and publican latest as 8pm curfew likely to lift

It comes as a number of Ministers have offered optimistic updates on how the Omicron wave is panning out

Wales Online

ONS infection survey shows Omicron wave has clearly peaked and is falling

The risk of reinfection from the Omicron Covid variant is 16 times higher than Delta

The Independent UK

UK ‘past the peak’ of Omicron wave as infections drop by almost one million

3.4 million Britons were estimated to be infected with Covid in the seven days to 15 January - down from 4.3 million in the previous week

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