Omicron coronavirus variant
US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances
Universities are abruptly closing classrooms during finals week with infections multiplying at a fast rate
Omicron infects 70 times faster but is less severe, study says
The supercharged speed of omicron’s spread in the human bronchus was found 24 hours following infection
Unprecedented Omicron spread, 'probably' in most countries: WHO
Omicron now accounts for around 3 percent of cases in the US, a figure that is expected to rise rapidly as has been seen in other countries
Vaccines, previous infection offer 'stronger than basic' protection against Omicron
The researchers looked at 28 serum samples from patients recovering from the original strain of SARS-CoV-2
South Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases
The nationally funded project in Bucheon is due to become operational in January, a city official told Reuters
Signs of Omicron milder than Delta variant: South African doctors
Just 3% of patients hospitalized recently with COVID-19 have died, versus about 20% in the country’s earlier outbreaks
Second Omicron case reported in Delhi; tally in India rises to 33
The patient, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight on December 2
Top US scientist Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
Early indications suggest Omicron may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations
17 new Omicron cases detected in India
Travel history, contacts, Africa links are being probed; tally goes up to 21
Tanzania returnee tests positive for COVID in Mumbai, officials suspect Omicron case
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that his sample has been sent for genome sequencing