UK to enforce new COVID rules from Tuesday Britain's government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 against criticism that it was again falling behind the curve. Nov 28, 2021 0 28
Suspected Omicron cases mild: leading S.Africa doctor A South African doctor who raised the alarm over Omicron said Sunday dozens of her patients suspected of having the new variant had only shown mild symptoms and recovered fully without hospitalisation. Nov 28, 2021 0 46
Swiss seen approving COVID restrictions as infections rise Swiss voters appeared set Sunday to approve by a clear margin legislation which introduced a special COVID-19 certificate that lets only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative attend public events and ... Nov 28, 2021 0 9
Netherlands, Australia find omicron variant as curbs spread The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus on Sunday and Australia found two as the countries half a world apart became the latest to detect it in travelers arriving from southern Africa. Nov 28, 2021 0 25
COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to ... Nov 28, 2021 0 66