S. Korean health authorities reject baseless 'Omicron surge' warning
As South Korea battled a spike in flu cases, misinformation swirled online that the country was suffering a resurgence of the ...
MercoPress2 年
Omicron subvariant found in 57 countries, WHO says
The World Health Organization has released a report this week saying a new sublineage of the SARS-Cov-2 Omicron variant has already been detected in 57 countries. According to some researchers ...
BBC3 年
Omicron: WHO concerned rich countries could hoard vaccines
People in many Western countries are being encouraged to get booster jabs The World Health Organization (WHO ... to the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant. It said this could threaten ...
TASS3 年
World Health Organization: PCR tests able to detect new SARS-CoV-2 variant ‘Omicron’
TASS/. Currently used PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests are able to detect a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, B.1.1.529, which was assigned the name ‘Omicron,’ the World Health Organization (WHO ...
BBC3 年
Covid: New Omicron variant not a disaster, says Sage scientist
Omicron has been labelled "of concern" by the World Health Organization, and is causing alarm among some scientists. But microbiologist Prof Calum Semple says vaccines are "still likely to protect ...
MercoPress2 年
Newest Omicron variant: WHO recommends air passengers to wear masks on long haul flights
Given the fast spread of the newest Omicron variant of Covid 19, countries should require air passengers to wear masks on long-haul flights, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially ...
The National Interest5 天
South Africa
Several factors contributed to the demise of apartheid in the land where that term originated, South Africa. Inspired and timely leadership within South Africa was an important ingredient. But ...