The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Australia’s elimination strategy during the first two years of the COVID pandemic was one of the most effective in the world. Through a combination of early border closures, widespread testing and meticulous contact tracing, localised lockdowns and mask mandates, the number of reported cases was kept to around 28,000 in…

LOS ANGELES — Will Los Angeles County impose a new mask mandate this week in response to a summer coronavirus surge fueled by ultra-contagious omicron subvariants?

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Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

During the pandemic we have all become familiar with a lot of epidemiological concepts.

LOS ANGELES — As highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to fuel a new coronavirus wave, there is growing concern about long COVID, in which symptoms or increased risk of illness can persist for months or even years.

State government guidelines state ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.