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Why you DON’T need to panic about new Covid variant ‘XE’
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Why you DON'T need to panic about new Covid variant 'XE': UK officials have spotted nearly 640 cases of the Omicron sub-strain which may be 10 per cent more infectious - but experts say there's 'no need to get worked...
Health chiefs are tracking variant that’s Omicron and Delta merger
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'Deltacron' is real after all: Health chiefs are now officially keeping tabs on variant that's a merger of Omicron and its predecessor DeltaIn its weekly update the UK Health Security Agency revealed mutant strain in...
‘Stealth’ Omicron variant makes up 4% of Covid cases in the US
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More-infectious 'stealth' Omicron variant makes up 4% of Covid cases in the US, CDC reports for the first timeThe 'stealth' Omicron variant, or BA.2, only makes up around 4% of U.S. cases, the CDC reports The strain ...
New Covid variant BA.2 is 1.5 times more infectious than Omicron
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New Covid variant BA.2 is 1.5 times more infectious than Omicon and is already circulating in half of all states in the US, doctors believeDanish Statens Serum Institut (SSI) said BA.2 could be 1.5 times more infecti...
Experts say Omicron variant is ‘best thing’ for pandemic
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Is soaring Omicron the reason UK's death rate is FLAT? Experts say ultra-infectious variant 'should be welcomed' because it's driven out deadlier rival strains - as data suggests mortality rate is now 21 TIMES lower ...
Covid-tracking scientists in France spot ANOTHER variant
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Déjà vu: French scientists detect ANOTHER variant linked to travel to Cameroon and say it carries 46 mutations that may make it more vaccine-resistant and infectiousMutant strain has 46 mutations making it more vacci...
ELEANOR HAYWARD examines the key questions about the Omicron variant
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Are these the facts that gave Boris Johnson pause for thought? As Omicron cases dip in London after reaching record highs last week, ELEANOR HAYWARD examines the key questions about how we are coping with the latest ...
Elizabeth Warren, 72, contracts COVID as Omicron variant surges
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BREAKING NEWS: Vaccinated AND boosted Senator Elizabeth Warren, 72, contracts COVID as Omicron variant surges 18 months after her brother died of coronavirusWarren announced she had a breakthrough case on Twitter Sun...
Biden to announce new Covid measures as Omicron variant spikes
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BREAKING: Biden to announce new Covid measures Tuesday as Omicron variant spikes across USPresident Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Tuesday to announce new Covid measures to fight the rapidly-spreading Omicron var...
Germany considers classing Britain a travel-restricted ‘variant area’
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Germany considers classing Britain a travel-restricted Covid 'variant area' – despite its own health minister admitting it is about to be hit by 'massive fifth wave'Britons could have to quarantine for two weeks in G...
New Zealand records its first case of the Omicron Covid variant
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New Zealand records its first case of the Omicron Covid variant after Jacinda Ardern locked out Australians from the countryNew Zealand has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant on Thursday Person infected w...
Covid admissions in South Africa hit highest level since variant hit
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Daily Covid admissions in Omicron-hit South Africa hit highest level since variant took off and cases surge 81% in a week to 23,884 — but major real-world study claims variant IS milder and patients are discharged qu...
Will Plan B and vaccine passports save us from the Omicron variant?
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Will Plan B and the introduction of vaccine passports be enough to stop the spread of Omicron and how worried should we really be about the new Covid-19 variant? Last week The Mail on Sunday answered the burning ques...
New Covid drug can work against all mutations of Omicron variant
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New Covid drug can work against all mutations of Omicron variant, latest data suggestsLab studies shown sotrovimab effective against 37 known mutations of new strain Data last week indicated the drug could combat sev...
Will the Omicron variant scupper chances of a Santa rally?
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Festive boom or gloom for investors: Will the Omicron variant scupper chances of a Santa rally or is it a 'storm in a teacup'?The Santa rally is the tendency for markets to surge in December Emergence of the Omicron...
New York records FIVE cases of COVID Omicron variant
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New York records FIVE cases of COVID Omicron variant, raising US total to eight, as Governor Kathy Hochul says there's 'no cause for alarm' and Bill de Blasio warns that more will followFive cases of COVID-19 Omicron...