The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

The Australian share market turned negative in afternoon trade. Wall Street closed for the Martin Luther King holiday and Omicron slams consumer confidence.

Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 adapts for survival. First identified in South Africa in November, the new variant of concern, Omicron, has now swept across the world. It carries a large number of mutations, including those on the spike protein, which are thought to increase transmissibility. However, studies have found that…

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As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise across Canada, it is clear that we’re far from out of the woods with this pandemic. While much is still unknown about the Omicron variant, it seems very likely that existing vaccines will offer protection against severe cases of COVID-19, and Canada is…

There were 52 COVID-19 patients in Canberra hospitals on Monday, up from 27 patients last Friday.

The ACT teaching workforce was already under strain before the Omicron wave hit.

Omicron forced us to confront the reality that recovering from COVID-19 doesn’t mean lifelong immunity to the disease. But there is some good news for people who have recently had the virus.

Some 6,329 positive PCR tests were reported whole 4,810 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal

Strength in the energy sector combined with some positive economic news to kick off the trading week helped Canada's main stock index achieve triple-digit gains Monday.

Industry bodies say they face a ‘triple blow’ of staff shortages, a supply chain crunch resulting in higher costs and a sharp drop in consumer activity