Brazil confirms 3rd omicron case, considers new measures
3 years ago

Brazil confirms 3rd omicron case, considers new measures

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Health officials on Wednesday confirmed Brazil’s third known case of the omicron coronavirus variant as officials examined possible new measures to contain the virus, such as requiring proof of vaccination or even possibly scrapping Carnival celebrations if conditions grow worse. The news came a day after Brazilian health officials reported confirmed cases of the omicron variant in two travelers arriving from South Africa –– the first such cases in Latin America. Rodrigo Cruz, the Health Ministry’s number two, said on Wednesday the nation was also debating whether to require vaccine certificates from arriving passengers. Other suspicious cases are being investigated, including in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais states, with a final number expected to be released later Wednesday, Health Ministry said.

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Children infected with Omicron COVID variant remain infectious for three days: Study
1 year, 2 months ago

Children infected with Omicron COVID variant remain infectious for three days: Study

The Hindu  

October 24, 2023 04:15 pm | Updated October 25, 2023 12:45 pm IST - New Delhi Children infected with the Omicron variant remain infectious for three days on average after testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study. "We are basically saying five days is more than sufficient; public health and education leaders may consider shorter durations,” said …

With detection of Omicron sub-variant in India, medical experts sound an alarm, insist on adhering to COVID-19 protocols
2 years ago

With detection of Omicron sub-variant in India, medical experts sound an alarm, insist on adhering to COVID-19 protocols

The Hindu  

Going by the media reports on the COVID-19 situation in China, Japan and the U.S., the situation once again looks grim, and it appears that the world is heading back to square one. With reports on detection of three cases of Omicron sub-variant — two in Gujarat and one in Odisha, it is even more pertinent that we go back …

Next Covid-19 Strain May Be More Dangerous, Says New Study
2 years ago

Next Covid-19 Strain May Be More Dangerous, Says New Study

News 18  

While China is experiencing a sudden surge in COVID cases, the rest of the world is comparatively doing better with the current Omicron strain in retreat mode. However, our concerns may be far from over as a new lab report says that the next COVID-19 variant may be way more dangerous than the Omicron strain. This study has been conducted …

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon
2 years, 3 months ago

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon

India Today  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated Covid-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves. The CDC’s advisers struggled with who should get the new boosters and when because only a similarly tweaked vaccine, not the exact recipe, has been …

Omicron infections provide protection against new COVID-19 variants, says study
2 years, 3 months ago

Omicron infections provide protection against new COVID-19 variants, says study

India TV News  

Vaccinated people who were infected by the earlier Omicron subvariants have four times greater protection than vaccinated people who were not infected against the new variants like BA.5, finds a new study. The study indicates that previous infection in vaccinated people continues to confer immunity for the variants that are known for their ability to evade the immune response. "Vaccinated …

U.S. authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters targeting newest variants
2 years, 3 months ago

U.S. authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters targeting newest variants

LA Times  

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common Omicron strains. “Give a clear, forward-looking set of expectations.” Here’s the rub: The original vaccines still offer strong protection against severe disease and death from COVID-19 for most generally healthy people, especially if they got that important first booster dose. First, FDA …

US approves updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron variants
2 years, 3 months ago

US approves updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron variants

Al Jazeera  

Drugmaker Pfizer said it has doses ready to ship and can deliver up to 15 million shots by the end of next week. The United States has authorised booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines that target the most common Omicron strain, and shots could be available within days. “You’ll see me at the front of the line,” FDA vaccine chief …

Omicron BA.5 dominant subvariant, Covid hospitalisations rising, says WHO expert
2 years, 4 months ago

Omicron BA.5 dominant subvariant, Covid hospitalisations rising, says WHO expert

Hindustan Times  

Omicron, the latest variant of concern, is dominant worldwide, the World Health Organization’s infectious disease epidemiologist, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, has said, underlining that about half of the cases are linked to BA.5 sublineage. It’s the fifth or sixth week in a row where we’re seeing increases in the reported number of cases,” the world health body expert said in …

COVID-19 changing, not over yet; tough to analyse future emerging variants: WHO
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 changing, not over yet; tough to analyse future emerging variants: WHO

India TV News  

Highlights COVID19, driven by BA.4 and BA.5, cases are on the rise in 110 countries, the WHO said This has caused the overall global cases to increase by 20 per cent, it said Health workers and older people in lower-income countries remain unvaccinated, the WHO expressed COVID-19 pandemic is changing, but is not over yet, the World Health Organisation said …

Portugal’s COVID deaths grow as tourism season kicks off
2 years, 6 months ago

Portugal’s COVID deaths grow as tourism season kicks off

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 cases and deaths are climbing in Portugal’s popular tourist hotspots like Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve region. “I was meant to start a new job this week, it’s come at the worst possible time.” Braud is one of thousands of citizens in the country of 10 million people who has recently tested positive for COVID-19, leaving health officials across …

Flying to the US? Soon you won’t need a COVID test
2 years, 6 months ago

Flying to the US? Soon you won’t need a COVID test

Al Jazeera  

The US had required travelers to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test if they were flying into the country. US President Joe Biden’s administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the US take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain …

The Omicron subvariant spreading across the U.S. shares an ominous trait with Delta
2 years, 6 months ago

The Omicron subvariant spreading across the U.S. shares an ominous trait with Delta

LA Times  

Coronavirus particles are seen under a microscope. A genetic trait that harks back to the pandemic’s past, known as a Delta mutation, appears to allow the virus “to escape preexisting immunity from vaccination and prior infection, especially if you were infected in the Omicron wave,” said Dr. Wesley Long, a pathologist at Houston Methodist in Texas. The Omicron subvariant gaining …

Omicron infection better at upping immunity than boosters, claims study
2 years, 7 months ago

Omicron infection better at upping immunity than boosters, claims study

India Today  

As coronavirus continues to infect people across the world, the latest trends in India show that hospitalisation rates are very low and the recovery is faster. A new study now reveals that Omicron infections produced even better immune responses than a booster shot in vaccinated people. The study conducted by vaccine maker BioNTech SE and the University of Washington reassures …

South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron
2 years, 7 months ago

South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts. “We are seeing a slight, a small increase in hospitalizations and really very few deaths.” South Africa’s new cases have gone from an average of 300 per day in early April to about 8,000 per day this week. South …

COVID is Here to Stay In a Milder Endemic Form, So Will Masking and Vaccination
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID is Here to Stay In a Milder Endemic Form, So Will Masking and Vaccination

News 18  

On my long flight to the US a couple of weeks ago, I had plenty of time to think about the COVID pandemic and ponder how things were last year this time, how it is now and how would it be a year from now. All these measures helped us considerably in facing the third wave, which came on the …

Data | Global COVID deaths at a low as new threats loom
2 years, 8 months ago

Data | Global COVID deaths at a low as new threats loom

The Hindu  

Last week, the WHO informed that they are monitoring two new sublineages of the Omicron variant — BA.4 and BA.5. There is also a drop in the number of tests conducted across the globe Two new sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 are two new sublineages of the Omicron variant that the WHO is actively tracking. Worldover, deaths are at its lowest …

Booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine needed to fight against Omicron, says study
2 years, 8 months ago

Booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine needed to fight against Omicron, says study

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Neutralising antibody levels waned after six months in those who were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus with Covishield, Covaxin and a mix of both — Covishield as the first dose and Covaxin as the second dose with regard to Omicron variant, a study done by the National Institute of Virology in Pune has indicated. The heterologous vaccination regimen …

What Omicron taught us about Covid-19
2 years, 10 months ago

What Omicron taught us about Covid-19

India Today  

The Omicron variant hit the global radar in November last year when South African health authorities reported a complicated new variant to the World Health Organization. India reported the first Omicron in late November and Delhi saw its first case in December, within weeks India braced for one of the fastest jumps in cases as people feared a Delta-like situation …

New Covid variants complicate the question of vaccine mandates
2 years, 10 months ago

New Covid variants complicate the question of vaccine mandates

Hindustan Times  

Post-infection immunity might be a strange topic for political strife, but it touches on Covid vaccine mandates and whether those who’ve had the virus should be exempt. “But I think it’s more nuanced now, and a lot of people think natural immunity gives you a substantial level of protection.” But how much protection, compared to vaccination? “That’s not clear.” Barouch …

Covid-19: Omicron drives S Korea's cases to record high; Aus to open borders for vaccinated tourists
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19: Omicron drives S Korea's cases to record high; Aus to open borders for vaccinated tourists

India Today  

South Korea reported record high in daily Covid-19 cases with the Omicron variant of the virus driving the surge. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 38,691 new cases of the virus on Monday, a nine-fold increase from the levels seen in mid-January, when Omicron became the country’s dominant strain. Jeong Eun-kyeong, the country’s top infectious disease expert, warned …

Omicron now dominant variant of SARS-CoV-2 in country, says govt
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron now dominant variant of SARS-CoV-2 in country, says govt

India Today  

Omicron variant is the dominant variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country at present, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed Lok Sabha on Friday. According to the World Health Organization, the Omicron variant has significantly increased transmissibility as compared to the Delta variant, and as a result, it is rapidly replacing the latter globally, Pawar said in reply …

A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new shots?
2 years, 10 months ago

A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new shots?

LA Times  

A technician inspects filled vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the company’s facility in Puurs, Belgium. to believe that any kind of vaccination is going to protect people from infection, from mild symptomatic disease, forever.” If the goal is preventing serious illness, “we may not need to be doing as much fine-tuning of the vaccines every time a new …

WHO: In 10 weeks, omicron surge causes COVID cases to soar
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO: In 10 weeks, omicron surge causes COVID cases to soar

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago — amounting to more than in all of 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. With many countries easing their restrictive measures amid public fatigue about them, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom …

Omicron surge in Brazil hospitalizing the unvaccinated
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron surge in Brazil hospitalizing the unvaccinated

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — There has been a renewed surge of COVID-19 in Brazil with the spread of the omicron variant and, as elsewhere in the world, it is largely a pandemic of the unvaccinated. States in the northern region, home to the vast Amazon rainforest, are among those with the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, according to the confederation of …

Omicron Updates: 95% Eligible Population Vaccinated with 1st Dose; Maha Reports 25,425 Fresh Covid Cases
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron Updates: 95% Eligible Population Vaccinated with 1st Dose; Maha Reports 25,425 Fresh Covid Cases

News 18  

Delhi on Thursday reported 4,291 fresh COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths, while the positivity rate dropped marginally to 9.56 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. In the last 24 hours, India recorded 2,86,384 new COVID-19 cases, 573 deaths and 3,06,357 recoveries, as per the health ministry’s data. India’s recorded infections of Covid-19 crossed 4 crores …

Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
2 years, 10 months ago

Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults

Deccan Chronicle  

Pfizer is enrolling healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine that matches the hugely contagious omicron variant, to see how it compares with the original shots. Another wrinkle in deciding whether vaccines need an update: A new U.S. report Tuesday echoes data from Britain and South Africa that omicron infections cause less severe illness — at least in part …

Covid-19 is less severe with Omicron than Delta, suggests US study
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 is less severe with Omicron than Delta, suggests US study

Live Mint  

The Omicron variant appears to result in less severe COVID-19 than seen during previous periods of high coronavirus transmission including the Delta wave, with shorter hospital stays, less need for intensive care and fewer deaths, according to a new U.S. study. Despite the steep spike in COVID cases, the percentage of hospitalized patients admitted to intensive care units during the …

COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

Health systems across the region are feeling the strain of a rapid rise in cases and hospitalisations linked to Omicron. New COVID-19 infections in the Americas have reached their highest level since the pandemic began, health officials said, as the highly contagious Omicron variant is now the predominant strain in the region. During a weekly virtual news briefing on Wednesday, …

Pfizer and BioNTech begin testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine
2 years, 11 months ago

Pfizer and BioNTech begin testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine

NPR  

Pfizer and BioNTech begin testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine Enlarge this image toggle caption Jonas Roosens/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images Jonas Roosens/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a clinical trial to evaluate a new, omicron-specific vaccine for COVID-19, the pharmaceutical companies announced Tuesday. "While current research and real-world data show that boosters continue to provide a …

‘I’m over Covid’: Bill Maher says Americans shouldn’t obediently follow all doctors’ advice
2 years, 11 months ago

‘I’m over Covid’: Bill Maher says Americans shouldn’t obediently follow all doctors’ advice

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bill Maher has said …

Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
2 years, 11 months ago

Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots. The papers echo previous research — including studies in Germany, South Africa and the U.K. — indicating available vaccines are less effective against omicron than earlier versions of the coronavirus, but also …

Booster shots needed against Omicron, CDC studies show
2 years, 11 months ago

Booster shots needed against Omicron, CDC studies show

LA Times  

A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at Lurie Children’s hospital on Nov. 5, 2021, in Chicago. Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the Omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots. The papers echo previous research — including studies in Germany, South Africa and the U.K. — …

Omicron slamming S. American hospitals as workers fall ill
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron slamming S. American hospitals as workers fall ill

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — The coronavirus’ omicron variant starting to barrel across South America is pressuring hospitals whose employees are taking sick leave, leaving facilities understaffed to cope with COVID-19′s third wave. The third wave “is affecting the health team a lot, from the cleaning staff to the technicians, with a high percentage of sick people, despite having a complete vaccination …

Latest COVID updates: Canada approves Pfizer COVID pill
2 years, 11 months ago

Latest COVID updates: Canada approves Pfizer COVID pill

Al Jazeera  

COVID news from January 17: Canada authorises pill for adults with mild, moderate COVID who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill. Canada’s health regulator has approved a pill by Pfizer that treats the effects of COVID-19 amid soaring numbers of infections across the country. 17 Jan 2022 - 19:50 GMT Hospitalisations in France see biggest jump since Nov …

Omicron a 'deviant' from Covid pandemic progression script, says top virologist
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron a 'deviant' from Covid pandemic progression script, says top virologist

India Today  

Omicron is a "deviant" from the Covid-19 pandemic progression script and so it must be postulated that two pandemics are going on side by side, one by the Delta and close relatives and the other by the latest variant of concern, said noted virologist Dr T Jacob John. UK expert warns of next, more lethal variant "Since Omicron is illegitimate …

Explained | Is vaccination limiting Omicron’s virulence?
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | Is vaccination limiting Omicron’s virulence?

The Hindu  

The story so far : Omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, may be pushing up COVID numbers across the world but it is also reporting a lower rate of hospitalisation and deaths compared to the previous Delta waves so far. According to WHO, the threat posed by Omicron largely depends on four key questions -- how transmissible the variant …

Brazil starts vaccinating children after weeks of delay
2 years, 11 months ago

Brazil starts vaccinating children after weeks of delay

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Fifteen Brazilian children received COVID-19 vaccines on Friday, marking the start of an effort that was delayed several weeks by the federal government’s reluctance to endorse the immunization of children. The decision incensed Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who has since complained about vaccinating children, saying he won’t let his 11-year-old daughter get shots and warning of possible …

Omicron Updates: Govt Panel Seeks More Data for Granting Complete License to Covishield, Covaxin; Maharashtra Sees 43,211 Cases, Delhi 24,383
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron Updates: Govt Panel Seeks More Data for Granting Complete License to Covishield, Covaxin; Maharashtra Sees 43,211 Cases, Delhi 24,383

News 18  

In the past 24 hours, India reported 2,64,202 fresh COVID cases, as per the health ministry’s data. The government aims to cover around 80-85% of the estimated 7.40 crore youngsters in the 15-17 years age group by January end, The Times of India reported. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said sero surveillance in Rajasthan has found that 90 percent of …

Omicron spikes in Brazil as Bolsonaro downplays threat
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron spikes in Brazil as Bolsonaro downplays threat

Al Jazeera  

Cases have doubled since last week, with experts warning of strains on the health systems and the economy. “If you don’t know a friend who’s got the virus at the moment, it means you don’t have any friends,” said Cesar Eduardo Fernandes, head of the Brazilian Medical Association, told the Reuters news agency. Public health officials also hoped the country’s …

Say goodbye to self-isolating, WFH mandates, mass testing
2 years, 11 months ago

Say goodbye to self-isolating, WFH mandates, mass testing

Live Mint  

The balance of power between human and virus is shifting. And data from South Africa and elsewhere confirm early indications that the latest variant, while far more transmissible, is causing less severe disease — with lower levels of hospitalization, shorter hospital stays and fewer deaths. A study published Monday by London’s Imperial College, while limited by a small sample size …

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly
2 years, 11 months ago

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus variant in the Americas in the coming weeks, where confirmed cases have reached record levels. “While delta is still causing new infections in the Americas, based on current trends, omicron is on track to become the dominant strain in our region,” Carissa Etienne, …

Omicron is not common cold, warns Centre
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron is not common cold, warns Centre

The Hindu  

Omicron infection is not common cold, the Union Health Ministry warned on Wednesday, adding that fully vaccinated people were 78% less likely to develop COVID-19 infection than unvaccinated people. Quoting a study by the New York State Health Department, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, said the report, based on analysis since May 2021, also showed that fully vaccinated people …

Omicron detected in nearly every country in Americas: PAHO
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron detected in nearly every country in Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

The virus spread rapidly across the region during the holiday season and is challenging already strained health systems. Driven by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, new infections have reached unprecedented levels across the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization said, doubling cases during the past week. During a regular news briefing on Wednesday, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne …

Half of population in Europe to be infected with Omicron in coming weeks: WHO expert
2 years, 11 months ago

Half of population in Europe to be infected with Omicron in coming weeks: WHO expert

India Today  

There were more than 7 million new cases of the omicron variant of Covid-19 across Europe in the first week of January, more than doubling in just two weeks, the World Health Organization said. WHO Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge said at a media briefing on Tuesday that 26 countries in its region reported that more than 1% of their …

As Third Covid Wave Hits India, a Seven-point Guide by Two Doctors to Tide over Omicron Crisis
2 years, 11 months ago

As Third Covid Wave Hits India, a Seven-point Guide by Two Doctors to Tide over Omicron Crisis

News 18  

India is now in the middle of a third wave of COVID-19 infection. The current wave of COVID infection is riding on the back of a new variant named Omicron, which was first discovered in South Africa a few months ago. While Omicron is known to escape immunity provided by vaccination, there is compelling evidence that double doses with a …

Most Covid patients during third wave are infected with Omicron: Dr NK Arora | Exclusive
2 years, 11 months ago

Most Covid patients during third wave are infected with Omicron: Dr NK Arora | Exclusive

India Today  

In an exclusive interview with India Today, chairman of India's technical advisory group on Covid-19 vaccination Dr NK Arora said that around 70-80 per cent of Covid-19 cases during India’s third wave are of the Omicron variant of the virus. With Omicron, problems as serious as those experienced during the second wave have not yet been seen, Dr NK Arora …

Column: ‘Everybody’s getting COVID.’ That doesn’t mean you should try to get it, too
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: ‘Everybody’s getting COVID.’ That doesn’t mean you should try to get it, too

LA Times  

The latest statistics are terrifying. “I don’t believe we’ve seen the peak,” Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the “Today” show on Friday, adding that “hospitals right now are full of people who are unvaccinated.” And yet, in Dr. Roberto Vargas’ corner of California in South L.A., where he’s been helping lead an …

COVID pandemic: Brazil registers first death due to Omicron variant
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID pandemic: Brazil registers first death due to Omicron variant

India TV News  

Highlights Brazil recorded 1st death from Omicron variant of Covid on Thursday The patient was a contact of a confirmed Omicron case Brazil accumulated 22.38 million Covid cases and 619,641 deaths, according to Health Ministry data Brazil has reported the first death from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the city of Aparecida de Goiania of Goias state, according to …

Health care workers hit by Omicron in US, Covid jab must for 50+ in Italy | TOP POINTS
2 years, 11 months ago

Health care workers hit by Omicron in US, Covid jab must for 50+ in Italy | TOP POINTS

India Today  

Covid cases are rising across the world, straining health care systems, caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant. HEALTH CARE WORKERS HIT IN US Hospitals across the US are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier Covid-19 surges. SINGAPORE MUST BRACE FOR 'MUCH BIGGER' COVID WAVE, SAYS GOVT Singapore must …

Omicron can overtake other COVID-19 strains in a matter of weeks: WHO official
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron can overtake other COVID-19 strains in a matter of weeks: WHO official

India TV News  

Highlights The WHO official said states must make decisions about the duration of quarantine In places with runaway cases, shorter quarantines may be justified According to the WHO, as of December 29, 2021, some 128 countries had reported cases of Omicron The World Health Organization still recommends a 14-day quarantine for COVID-19 patients, even though most people recover from the …

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