The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

COVID risk is still high. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against the disease, as 10,000 deaths have been reported in December due to the recent wave of infection fueled by JN.1 variant, a type of BA.2.86 Omicron variant. In view of the rising threat of COVID, researchers have…

It comes as the ACT plans to stop recording COVID numbers.

“We cannot ignore the evidence” that Omicron may be evolving into a more severe form of itself, one researcher told Fortune.

In an exclusive interview with Fortune, the WHO's COVID-19 lead said the organization is ready to assign a new Greek letter on a moment’s notice, but is holding out for a variant that's "truly different." Not all experts agree with the approach.

India needs to interpret the rise in COVID-19 cases more carefully also keeping in mind that it is time we handle SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 just like any other respiratory illness

Is “Pirola” JN.1 turning COVID into a gastrointestinal illness? For some people, it’s always been one.

The study showed that in children, the hospitalization rate was highest for RSV (81.7%), while it was only 31.5% for omicron and 27.7% for influenza.

Subvariant COVID-19 The Omicron BA.2.86 (Pirola) subvariant is said to be the ancestor of JN.1. Due to rising infection rates in some areas, it has just come to light as a matter for concern.

Health experts monitoring JN.1 say it may not cause as much damage as previous waves but it could still be severe

This year's winter respiratory disease season was looking to be a bit of a respite from last year's—until JN.1 took off. Now, it's anyone's best guess.

EG.5 or the Eris COVID variant is dominant in parts of Australia. Eris, along with other circulating strains, are descendants of Omicron.