New cases of the coronavirus variant Omicron were recorded across the United States. Five were detected in the New York City area, including two people who recently returned from South Africa. Hawaii also confirmed an infection case, bringing the case total to 10. All cases have been mild. ...
More Omicron variant cases The UK on Saturday tightened its rules on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two linked cases of Omicron. The two cases were connected to travel to southern Africa, British health minister Sajid Javid said. The health ministry ...
The article offers medical news briefs, including the detection of a new Omicron subvariant, BA.2.87.1, by the CDC, which has more than 30 changes in its spike protein and raises concerns about potential immunity evasion, although current vaccines and treatments are expec...
The Asia-Pacific region witnessed a sudden spike in new COVID-19 cases and deaths amid the spread of more contagious Omicron variant. Many countries in the region believe that vaccines are still the first line of defense, and are accelerating booster campaigns and vaccinating children. by Xinhua...
A World Health Organization panel has named the newly discovered coronavirus variant the Greek letter “omicron” and classified it as a highly transmissible “Variant of Concern”, the same category that includes the fast-spreading delta variant. South African researchers ...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 49.1 percent of the COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ending Jan. 21, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...
In this video, Dr. Seheult of MedCram discusses the latest new Omicron subvariant named Arcturus. This variant has been found in 22 countries around the world but recently has been discussed in the news due to rising cases in India. It is known as Omicron XBB.1.16. ...
Health workers administer COVID-19 vaccine shots to local residents in Los Angeles, the United States, December 17, 2022. /Xinhua New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 40.5 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States in the week ending December 31 of 2022, nearly ...
WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove said the omicron subvariant BA.2 is more transmissible than BA.1, currently the dominant version of omicron worldwide, and will likely become more common. Dr. Abdi Mahamud, the WHO's Covid incident manager, said it's unclear whether BA.2 can reinfect people...
As the globe reacts to the news of a new COVID-19 variant, researchers and public health experts are working to learn the origins and differences of the new variant. Named Omicron, the virus has about 50 mutations. More than 30 of them are on the part of the virus that attaches to...