The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) reported third-quarter FY22 sales growth of 41.3% year-on-year, to $2.45 billion, missing the consensus of $2.51 billion. Same-restaurant sales increased 38.1%. Darden clocked an operating margin of 12.3%, and the operating income jumped 103.4% Y/Y to $301 million. EBITDA was $395 million. EPS of $1.93 missed the consensus of…

“We’re seeing real impacts on staff absence. We’re still seeing care home outbreaks," the public health chief revealed

Move comes as more Asia-Pacific countries ease border restrictions.

Thailand on Wednesday reported 73 cases of the Deltacron variant, a hybrid of the Delta and Omicron strains of the new coronavirus, and all patients had fully recovered, according to the Department of Medical Sciences (DMS).

AAR Corp's (NYSE:AIR) price target has been raised to $56 (an upside of 12%) from $50 by RBC Capital analyst Ken Herbert while maintaining his Outperform rating on the shares.  The analyst notes AAR's Q3 results showed steady improvement, with aviation sales up just under 3% Q/Q. Herbert specifies that AAR faced some softness early…

The decision announced Wednesday means teachers won’t automatically get paid for that missed time, a sore spot for educators who were upset to lose nearly a week of pay without gaining many additional precautions during the city’s Omicron surge.

Omicron is New Zealand's first real wave of Covid-19. It will not be our last. We're only now beginning to truly live with the virus.

The BA.2 strain is even more transmissible than its connected Omicron variant of the disease according to Dr Alan Stout

Increasing numbers of people needing hospital treatment for coronavirus, says chief medical officer

‘That was the only saving grace but there doesn’t seem to be a plan on how to cope with another outbreak in the future,’ says anaesthetist Ed Patrick

Wearing more than two face masks does not mean better protection from Covid-19, a senior Public Health Ministry official said on Wednesday.