The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Healthcare workers say Omicron-driven wave of hospital admissions has exacerbated longstanding staffing problems.

Coles and Woolworths control 66 per cent of Australia's grocery retail market and experts say that has exacerbated supply chain disruptions caused by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

The return to school could trigger a further rise in COVID-19 cases in NSW, as children recommence face-to-face learning amid the surging Omicron outbreak.

Coles’ chief operations officer admits ‘the sheer scale and rate of impact of Omicron’ means contingency plans couldn’t cope

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's acting chief medical officer of health says school-based surveillance and management of COVID-19 is the next "logical step" to keep pace with the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. 

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

Citizens without existing booking blocked from returning home after minister says quarantine facilities are under ‘extreme pressure’

Australia threw out an invitation to backpackers on Wednesday, seeking reinforcements for a workforce crippled by an Omicron COVID-19 outbreak as the country's health system creaks under the pandemic's strain with more deaths predicted in weeks ahead.

Measures introduced to fight spread of Omicron could be lifted next week with millions told to return to workplaces

OTTAWA — The latest evidence does not show the Omicron variant is contagious for less time than previous versions of the virus that causes COVID-19, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday.

Bangkok alone has now surpassed 10,000 new cases since the beginning of the latest wave of Covid-19 infections on Jan 1, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) posted on its website on Tuesday, as one of the country's leading virologists revealed that the Omicron variant is now accounting for…