Day: November 28, 2021

South African scientists have discovered a new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, with multiple mutations that is thought to be highly contagious.

Fears mounted Saturday that a highly-infectious new coronavirus strain was pushing its way into Europe as the world brought the

Britain on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of COVID-19, both linked to travel from

Italy on Saturday said it had detected its first case of the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 in a traveller

The new COVID variant, dubbed Omicron and originally detected in South Africa, poses a “high to very high” risk to

One hundred percent of the United Arab Emirates’ population has received at least one dose of a vaccine against COVID-19,

Dutch health authorities said Saturday that 61 passengers aboard two KLM flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 and

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the

Germany on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of COVID-19, in travellers who arrived at