Omicron

Infected person quarantined in Mansehra and additional team tasked for contact tracing, says health dept spokesperson

The restrictions were announced amid fears of fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

Experts say it's not known how much longer, beyond six months, the antibodies will stay elevated

Authorities also report 1,688 deaths for the same period

Nonetheless, official says the strain poses a threat in countries where populations remain unvaccinated

Fifth wave of Covid-19 pandemic confirmed in Karachi   Our Correspondent 

The country's largest cities have seen a recent spike in Covid-19 cases, including those of Omicron variant

The Covid-19 strain brings record case counts and dampens New Year festivities around the world

The daily update also showed 154 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test

The country has been breaking infection records repeatedly over the past few days

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled each day since Christmas as airline staff test positive for coronavirus

CDC guidelines endorsing to end isolation 5 days after infection prompt reactions amid concerns over Omicron variant

It is the highest number of new daily infections in Europe

NIH says 12 of them are associated with international travel.

Xian reports 150 new local symptomatic coronavirus cases, a slight drop from the previous day's 155

Commercial airlines cancelled 656 flights within, into or out of the United States on Sunday

The country reported the highest daily number since March 2020 on Sunday

Health authorities say the number of patients in intensive care has gone up by 28 to 3,282

Getting vaccinated is the best gift you can give to your loved ones this holiday season, says US chargé d’affaires

33 million mobile devices tracked to monitor people's location data during pandemic restrictions

Biden 'will lift the temporary travel restrictions on Southern Africa countries' effective Dec 31

Variant verified as new Covid strain following gene-sequencing

Website shows that as of 8:20am Eastern Time, 2,028 flights around the world had been scrapped

Official statement says PM directs officials to ramp up oxygen supplies and strengthen health infrastructure

Committee tells finance ministry officials to come prepared next time

Omicron becomes the dominant strain, upending reopening plans and unnerving financial markets

Year 2021 is the first time since 1937 that the country's population grew by fewer than 1 million people

Fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus has become dominant in the United States with lightning speed

Official says patients' DNA samples sent for lab tests; 15-day lockdown imposed in Kech district

The victim, aged between 50-60 years old, is said to be unvaccinated

WHO chief scientist says the variant was successfully evading some immune responses

Chinese researchers say vaccine's efficacy against new variant remained unclear

The authorities have so far detected 63 people infected with the variant

Spain recorded 5.46 million cases and 88,708 deaths since the pandemic began

UN health agency says more data is needed to understand how severity is impacted by vaccination, pre-existing immunity

Confirmed Omicron-variant cases in the country hit 24,968 on Friday

Omicron variant is estimated to account for more than 80% of new Covid-19 cases in London

The infected person recently returned to Ukraine from the United Arab Emirates

The development comes just days after a partial lockdown was extended in the country

Study says Omicron is five times more likely to reinfect people than its predecessor, Delta.

Variant associated with a 5.4-fold higher risk of reinfection compared with Delta, says Imperial College London study

‘Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer retained activity against new variant but antibody response greatly reduced’

Health passes were made compulsory in France this August, along with other measures to fight spread of virus

Apple has delayed its employees' return to the office indefinitely amid Omicorn virus risk.

Provincial authorities will only allow inoculated persons to attend gatherings and enter public spaces

National tally of active Covid cases falls below 10,000

Travel red list is now less effective as Omicron has spread so widely across the world, says health secretary

The plot was discussed in a group chat on messaging platform Telegram

Data indicates it will retain robust antiviral activity against current variants of concern, company says

2 doses of vaccine reduce hospitalisations due to Omicron by 70%, says research by South African health insurance