The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of Omicron, experts say

Right now, we are at a manageable point in the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of new U.S. cases has significantly slowed since the first omicron surge. Although omicron’s BA.2 variants have increased cases, particularly in the Northeast, hospitalizations and deaths have declined or leveled off. Vaccination and prior infection by…

South Korea said on Friday it will lift an outdoor face mask mandate next week in the country's latest step to ease COVID-19 restrictions, despite opposition from the incoming government which labelled the decision "premature".

Health experts say South Africa is seeing a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases driven by yet another version of the coronavirus

Smith & Nephew PLC (NYSE:SNN) posted Q1 revenue of $1.31 billion, up 3.3% on a reported basis (including -2.6% currency effect) and up 5.9% on an underlying basis. Sports Medicine & ENT revenue up 8.6% underlying. Advanced Wound Management revenue up 8.0% underlying and Orthopedics revenue up 2.6% underlying Established Markets revenue…

The country's top netballers have been hit hard by Covid, and their return to play is being carefully managed. But the aftereffects emerging are both physical and mental.

In the face of record high autumn deaths and the prospect of another surge in sickness, the Government appears to have no strategy for handling Covid-19.

US economy contracted by -0.4% in first quarter, its weakest quarter since the early days of the pandemic

Domino's Pizza Inc (NYSE:DPZ) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 2.8% year-on-year to $1.01 billion, missing the consensus of $1.03 billion. Global retail sales increased 3.6%, excluding the negative impact of foreign currency. Without adjusting for the impact of foreign currency, global retail sales grew 0.3%. Same-store sales in the U.S. fell 3.6%,…