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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 43 percent of COVID-19 cases in US
The fast-spreading omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 43 percent of the COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ended ... Coronavirus -
Explainer: What do we know about the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant?
The omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is causing concern among scientists after its rapid spread in the United States in December.Here is what we know so ... Coronavirus -
German health minister concerned over new COVID-19 variant, says monitoring situation
Germany’s health minister has expressed concern over a new COVID-19 subvariant linked to growing hospitalizations in the northeastern United States, ... Coronavirus -
WHO says omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 driving China's recent COVID-19 outbreak
China’s recent COVID-19 outbreak is predominantly led by the omicron subvariants BA.5.2 and BF.7, which together account for 97.5 percent of all local ... Coronavirus -
Indonesia lifts all coronavirus-related restrictions
Almost three years after officials announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Indonesia, the country’s leader said Friday they are lifting all ... Coronavirus -
New COVID-19 model predicts over 1 mln deaths in China through 2023
China’s abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to ... Coronavirus -
Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more COVID-19 curbs as China fine-tunes policy
Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test ... Coronavirus -
UAE schools, malls, to lift mask mandate under relaxed COVID-19 rules
Pupils and teachers at schools across the United Arab Emirates will no longer have to wear face masks as part of an overhaul of the country’s COVID-19 ... Coronavirus -
EU officials recommend boosting high-risk people with omicron-tailored shots first
EU officials on Tuesday recommended that the two omicron-tailored vaccines recently endorsed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) be first deployed ... Coronavirus -
EU drug regulator backs omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster shots
The EU’s drug regulator on Thursday backed two separate COVID-19 vaccine boosters updated to target the omicron variant and developed by rivals ... Coronavirus -
US authorizes Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine targeting omicron
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the retooled COVID-19 booster shots of both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech that target the ... World News -
UAE COVID-19 daily cases drop steadily as students gear up for new school term
The UAE reported 545 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, in a weeks-long pattern of mostly declining daily infections.The Ministry of Health and ... Gulf -
Omicron’s mutations impaired vaccine effectiveness: US CDC
Almost 40 percent of people hospitalized in the US with the COVID-19 subvariant that circulated this spring were vaccinated and boosted, highlighting ... Coronavirus -
UK scraps COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic as cases continue to fall
The UK National Health Service said it will pause Covid-19 testing of staff without any outward symptoms as new infections decline and the country ... World News -
Moderna set to seek FDA approval of booster against omicron variants
Moderna Inc. said that the company plans to file data with US regulators very soon requesting clearance for a booster shot targeting the latest ... World News -
Several cities in China impose COVID-19 curbs as millions still under lockdown
Several COVID-hit Chinese cities from the country’s east to west imposed fresh restrictions and lockdowns on their populations on Thursday to contain ... Coronavirus -
Omicron BA.5 makes up 82 percent of COVID-19 variants in US
The BA.5 subvariant of omicron was estimated to make up 81.9 percent of the circulating coronavirus variants in the United States for the week that ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand COVID-19 death rate at record levels
New Zealanders are dying from COVID-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the omicron strain that is particularly affecting the ... Coronavirus -
Nurse burnout reaches new high as COVID-19 omicron variant surges
Many people may be moving on from Covid, but nurses certainly aren’t — and as the latest variant sweeps the US, the mental stresses on the profession ... World News -
Australians urged to work from home as winter omicron wave swamps hospitals
Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and ... Coronavirus -
WHO says COVID-19 infections tripled across Europe
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all ... Coronavirus -
Fresh COVID-19 wave sweeps Asia
A new wave of coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia, prompting warnings for residents from New Zealand to Japan to take precautions ... Coronavirus -
Netherlands detects a case of COVID-19 BA.2.75 subvariant
The Netherlands announced on Wednesday it has become the latest country to detect a case of the COVID-19 omicron subvariant BA.2.75, as experts ... Coronavirus -
Moscow sees rise in COVID-19 infections, recommends mask wearing
Coronavirus cases have risen steeply in Russia’s capital Moscow over the past week, the city’s health authorities said.Many of the infections are of ... Coronavirus -
Sweden sees increase in COVID-19 cases, more expected over summer
Sweden is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and healthcare can expect an increase in pressure over the summer, the health minister said on Thursday ... Coronavirus -
Australia offers fourth COVID-19 shot to everyone over 30s
Australia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine to everyone over 30, health authorities said on Thursday, as hospitals bulge with patients in a winter ... Coronavirus -
Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccines could increase protection as boosters: EMA
Coronavirus vaccines tweaked to include the omicron variant strain can improve protection when used as a booster, the European Medicines Agency and ... Coronavirus -
Pfizer says omicron-fighting COVID-19 shots prompt strong immune response
Pfizer Inc.’s omicron-targeting vaccine and a hybrid shot that fights the original strain as well as omicron prompted strong immune responses in a ... Coronavirus -
Beijing to reopen schools, Shanghai declares victory over COVID-19
Beijing on Saturday said it would allow primary and secondary schools to resume in-person classes and Shanghai’s top party boss declared victory over ... Coronavirus -
Some omicron sub-variants escaping antibodies from Sinopharm shot: Chinese study
A small Chinese study detailed in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal showed neutralizing antibodies against some omicron sub-variants were largely ... Coronavirus