The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

The Department of Medical Sciences has recently detected five emerging sub-variants of Omicron of Covid-19.

Chief Health officer John Gerrard says "it is quite possible" Queensland would experience a wave "in the coming weeks" as other states record rising COVID-19 case numbers.

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants. So we’ve had to get our heads around these mutated forms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including BA.1 and the more recent BA.5.

Exclusive: Kerry Chant reiterates importance of vaccine boosters as Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB tipped to become dominant

WHO says the strains are not different enough to label them variants of concern but experts urge staying up to date with vaccines

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

Omicron is still the dominant Covid variant in the UK. New mutations of it are helping cause an uptick in infections across the UK, with the BQ.1 strain one of those being closely watched

LOS ANGELES — The rise of new coronavirus subvariants is continuing to erode the grip the omicron strain BA.5 has held for months, worrying health officials that a winter resurgence of COVID-19 may be ahead.