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Europe 4 years ago

Omicron poses "very high" global risk but data on severity limited: WHO

Considerable uncertainties surround Omicron, first detected last month in South Africa and Hong Kong, whose mutations may lead to higher transmissibility and more cases of COVID-19 disease, the WHO said in a technical brief issued on Sunday.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Singapore reports first locally transmitted Omicron case

The 24-year-old Singaporean woman, who works in a service role in the airport, "may have interacted with transit passengers from Omicron-affected countries," the health ministry said in a statement.

Middle East and Africa 4 years ago

Saudi Arabia reports first Omicron case in Gulf

The strain, which was first announced by South Africa but has since been discovered to have been present earlier in Europe, has prompted governments around the globe to reimpose travel restrictions, despite warnings from the World Health Organization this could do more harm than good.

Middle East and Africa 4 years ago

What is known so far about new COVID-19 variant Omicron

The World Health Organization has designated it a variant of concern and many countries are racing to try and contain it, banning flights from southern Africa.

Editorial 4 years ago

Dangerous Papua Games

Papua today is still not free of the deadly disease and it may remain that way for the foreseeable future given the province’s poor testing, tracing and treatment capacity and very low vaccination rate.

Health 4 years ago

Dutch study confirms cats and dogs can contract COVID-19

Utrecht University researchers performed swab tests on 310 pets from 196 households in which a person had been infected with COVID-19 within the last 200 days.