The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

A new COVID-19 variant called XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of infections. But susceptibility to it is not, as some contend, being fueled by vaccines. Still, the surges of ever more immune-evasive variants raise legitimate questions about whether vaccines and boosters are still protecting us from infection, or should…

The country has seen its first confirmed case of the XAY.2 variant of Covid-19 but people close to the patient were not infected, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

XBB.1.5 has rapidly replaced other variants in some European countries and in the Northeast U.S., according to the WHO—a growth advantage concerning experts.

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

LOS ANGELES — You may have come home with it after a recent trip to New England. Or you may have gotten it from that friend or family member who flew in from New York over the holidays.

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The subvariant XBB.1.5 has been identified by the World Health Organisation as being more infectious than previous strains.

People asked to keep children off school with symptoms and to wear masks if unwell to avoid passing it on

Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’