Americas
US woman tests positive for COVID-19 mid-flight, isolates for 5 hours in bathroom
Marisa Fotieo, a teacher from Michigan, said her throat began to hurt halfway through the trip on December 19
Discussions underway for WHO approval for Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine
Corbevax was recently granted emergency approval by the Indian govt and will be manufactured by Hyderabad-based Biological E
New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record
New cases per day have more than doubled over the past two weeks, eclipsing the old mark of 250,000, set in mid-January
Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO
The WHO noted that the rapid growth rate is likely to be a combination of both immune evasion and intrinsic increased transmissibility
US health officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
People with symptoms during isolation, or who develop symptoms during quarantine, are encouraged to stay home
COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic humanity will face, warns UN chief
The first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness was marked on December 27 last year
World could be entering worst part of pandemic: Bill Gates on Omicron surge
Bill Gates also claimed that the pandemic wave due to Omicron would last less than three months
US reports first Omicron-related death
County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the death on Monday, saying the man was in his 50s
Omicron sweeps across US, now 73 per cent of COVID-19 cases
CDC officials said they do not yet have estimates of how many hospitalizations or deaths are due to omicron
Hits ‘keep coming’: Hospitals in US struggle as COVID beds fill
The national seven-day average of COVID-19 hospital admissions was 60,000 by Wednesday, 50% higher than in early November