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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

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

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

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Woman catches Covid twice in 20 days

Case proves Omicron variant can evade previous immunity from previous strains or vaccines, researchers say

Evening Standard

Isolation rules for close contacts are changing. What happens next?

Close contacts of people with COVID in New South Wales and Victoria will soon no longer need to isolate for seven days. Other states and territories, including Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, are considering or will likely announce similar moves.

The Conversation

Confidence drops among small business

Confidence and conditions dropped among small and medium-sized businesses during the March quarter, a National Australia Bank survey shows.

AAP

Just over half of patients in Canberra emergency departments seen on time

The latest figures from ACT Health showed there were more than 35,000 presentations to Canberra emergency departments over three months.

The Canberra Times

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BA.2.12.1: New Omicron sub-variant on the rise across US as first cases detected in UK

BA.2.12.1 currently accounts for roughly 1 in 5 new cases in America, though BA.2 still remains dominant

The Independent UK

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

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

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

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

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

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

Expert warns strain could become dominant

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Benzinga

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…

The Conversation

'Living with COVID-19' must be more than an empty phrase: Individuals need tools to manage BA.2 and future waves

When Ontario lifted public health protective measures in March, the expectation was that we might see a small but manageable bump in COVID-19 cases. At the same time, Canadians were being told that it was time to learn to “live with COVID.”

Irish Mirror

Luke O'Neill shares main concern over Omicron XE variant as he pinpoints date of next Covid surge

One case of Omicron XE, a new 'hybrid' strain of the BA.1 and BA.2 variants, has been reported in Ireland to date

Benzinga

Truist Cuts Penn National Gaming Price Target By 7%

Truist analyst Barry Jonas lowered the price target on Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) to $60 from $65, implying a 63% upside. Meanwhile, Jonas maintained a Buy rating on the shares. Barry noted that the fundamentals in the quarter were strong due to rising pent-up demand as fears of Omicron subsided. The analyst specified that…

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Irish Mirror

Could Omicron XE ruin summer travel plans? The latest from experts as new Covid strain lands in Ireland

Health officials are now voicing their concern over a new strain of Omicron which is a mix of the BA.1 and BA.2 variants

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moderna Says Dual Variant Booster with Beta More Effective vs. Omicron than Current Shot

Moderna Inc on Tuesday said a COVID-19 booster designed to target the Beta variant as well as the original coronavirus generated a better immune response against a number of virus variants including Omicron. Moderna said the results were a good sign for the company's plans for future shots targeting two…

The Guardian - US

Union drive at Manhattan roastery shows spirit of Starbucks workers

Since the first successful drive in Buffalo, 18 US locations have unionized – including at the chichi New York ‘reserve’

Irish Mirror

Everything we know about Ireland's new Covid variant that's even more contagious - but will it cause restrictions?

'It might not be any worse than BA.2 or Omicron but in India right now, there are a series of new variants emerging.'

Benzinga

Japan's Health Ministry Panel OKs Approval Of Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine: Report

Japan's health ministry panel authorized a plan to approve Novavax Inc's (NASDAQ:NVAX) COVID-19 vaccine, which is set to be the fourth such vaccine to be approved in Japan. It will be available for first and second shots with an interval of three weeks. The Novavax product is a recombinant protein vaccine that uses…

The Guardian - US

Florida judge voids national mask mandate for public transportation – as it happened

Ruling says Covid-19 mitigation measure exceeds authority of federal health officials – follow the day’s politics news

Irish Mirror

Covid expert warns over new Omicron XE strain as cases reported in Ireland and shares 'two big worries'

Professor of Immunology at Trinity College Dublin Kingston Mills says the Omicron XE variant may be 10 to 20% more transmissible

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