Afghanistan unable to detect omicron variant: health ministry
Japan irked at US military’s failure to contain spread of Omicron variant
‘Tough’ times ahead, Fauci warns of record coronavirus deaths over omicron variant
Johnson sets out new measures as Omicron variant identified in UK
US hits another grim milestone with 900,000 COVID-19 deaths
US health agency has ’persistent deficiencies’ in its crisis response: Watchdog
Dr. Fauci says Omicron-specific vaccine may not be needed
Top US general Milley tests positive for COVID-19
Massive looting reported in California railways after Covid-induced poverty
French teachers’ unions call for strike as government eases COVID protocols
India COVID cases skyrocket ahead of key state elections
Over 50% of Europeans on track to contracting Omicron: WHO
Ambulance delays, staff shortage hits Canada’s public services amid COVID-19 surge
US reports 1.35 million COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record
Thousands in Germany protest government’s anti-COVID measures
US bases in Japan to come under tighter COVID-19 controls
Omicron overwhelms hospitals in early hit cities across US
US federal agencies to take disciplinary action against unvaccinated employees
Omicron surge pushes US COVID hospitalizations toward record high
Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children
India’s new COVID-19 cases hit seven-month high of 141,986
Overwhelmed by Omicron surge, US hospitals delay surgeries
Calling Omicron mild a mistake, warns WHO
Daily COVID-19 cases in US up 98% from last week as Omicron rages on
Global Omicron surge drives cases to record highs in dozens of countries
’Unhappy people get sick’: Thousands protest lockdown measures in Amsterdam
Europe tops 100 million COVID-19 cases amid scaled-down New Year festivities
Omicron sending children to hospital in record numbers in US
Thousands of US flights canceled or delayed on the last day of the year
Experts warn of Omicron ’blizzard’ in US in weeks ahead
COVID variant ’tsunami’ threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems as world cases hit record
US sets new daily record for COVID-19 cases
WHO warns Omicron risk remains ’very high’
China sees highest surge in COVID-19 cases in 21 months, Xian as hotspot
Australia reports first Omicron death as daily COVID-19 cases surge
US COVID-19 cases will continue to rise: Fauci warns
US state warns of rise in child COVID hospitalizations
US to lift Biden’s ‘travel apartheid’ against Africa, after backlash
China pledges another 1bn COVID-19 vaccines for Africa amid Omicron scare
