The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

Woman catches Covid twice in 20 days in 'pandemic's shortest ever reinfection'

A healthcare worker was ill with two Covid sub-variants - Delta and Omicron - under a three week period.

Daily Record · Apr 21, 2022

Covid experts voice concern over latest subvariant Omicron XE as hospital numbers lowest in weeks

Thousands of people in Ireland are more exposed to the latest strain of Covid-19, Omicron XE, due to their vaccination status

Irish Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

Parents of kids under 5 still waiting for COVID shots

The demise of the federal transportation mask mandate was particularly jarring for many parents of children under five anxiously waiting for word on when COVID shots will become available to their kids.

Axios · Apr 20, 2022

Scotmid Co-operative Society reports £10 million increase in its net assets helping strengthen its balance sheet

The society reported its turnover had decreased by £6m to £403m compared to the 53 weeks reporting period last year

Insider UK · Apr 20, 2022

Shanghai Covid Death Toll Rises to 17

China reported seven Covid-19 deaths in Shanghai on Wednesday, raising the toll in the city to 17 fatalities as authorities struggled to rein in infections despite a grueling, weeks-long lockdown. The fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant has driven a huge spike in cases in the metropolis of 25 million people, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022

NSW and Victoria to scrap Covid isolation requirements for household and close contacts

Covid restrictions to ease further in both states from Friday, with Victoria confident it has reached peak of Omicron wave

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2022

CDC: New Omicron strain accounts for about 20% of new cases in U.S.

The Omicron BA.2 subvariant is still the dominant strain, making up about 75% of all cases.

Axios · Apr 19, 2022

Omicron XE: More than 1,100 cases of new Covid variant found in UK

Expert warns strain could become dominant

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

Moderna Says Dual Variant COVID-19 Booster With Beta is Better Effective Against Omicron Than Current Jab

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) said a COVID-19 booster designed to target the Beta variant and the original coronavirus generated a better immune response against several virus variants, including Omicron. Moderna said the results were a good sign for the company's plans for future shots targeting two COVID-19 variants. The company said the bivalent…

Benzinga · Apr 19, 2022