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More than two years after Covid first emerged in China, mechanisms are now in place that flag up potentially dangerous new variants sometimes months before they make the news. Namita Singh reports

Omicron and Delta most pernicious but not the only coronavirus offspring under observation

Many EU countries opt to reopen despite record infections as WHO suggests Omicron may signal more manageable phase of pandemic

Time is running out for National Health Service staff in England who have not had a COVID vaccine. Doctors and nurses have until Thursday, February 3, to have their first jab. If they don’t, they will not be fully immunised by the beginning of April and could be dismissed.

The World Health Organization says there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week

The Covid strain saw countries reinforce restrictions in order to stop the spread of the highly-transmissible mutation of the virus.

The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the numbers of new Covid-19 cases hitting another record high last week. "Over 21 million new cases were reported, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic,"…

UNITED NATIONS: Over 21 million new coronavirus cases were reported around the world last week, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the World Health Organisation.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fundamental and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are under severe threat due to a lack of external funding since the change of regime in August 2021.