Tag: Omicron

• Friday, December 31st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  South Africa loosens up COVID-19 restrictions

  

  South African health authorities have agreed to lift a midnight curfew after the number of omicron cases of COVID-19 was beginning to slow down, it was reported Thursday. South Africa is the country hardest hit by the coronavirus in Africa, with more than 3.4 million cases recorded and 91,000 deaths.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 21:01 UTC

  Omicron arrived in Uruguay: Uruguayans need to get their third dose of vaccine, minister says

  

  Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country, which also heralds an overall increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.

• Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  US halves quarantine time for new COVID-19 cases

  

  Health authorities from the United States have agreed to cut by half the 10-day isolation period people newly-infected with SARS-CoV-2 needed to go through after catching the disease, it was announced Monday.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentine province announces restrictive measures to curb spread of Omicron

  

  The Argentina province of Córdoba has announced a series of restrictions in an attempt to slow down the spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 which has been expanding rapidly, it was reported.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Airlines cancel about 4,500 flights worldwide due to Omicron variant

  

  Some 4,500 commercial flights have been canceled or rescheduled over the weekend worldwide as crews were affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, which left airlines short of staff to handle the sudden crisis.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 13:01 UTC

  Biden outlines new COVID-19 situation in the US amid Omicron

  

  US President Joseph Biden Tuesday said the new Omicron variant of SARS-Cov-2 was something “we should all be concerned about,” but it was nothing to panic for those fully vaccinated. ”If you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” he added.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 20:55 UTC

  First death of Omicron COVID-19 reported in US

  

  The first death in the United States from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been reported Tuesday in Harris County, in the state of Texas.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Omicron affects vaccinated and survivors alike, WHO says

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday warned that the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 “infects those vaccinated and those recovered from coronavirus” alike, according to statements from Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 07:53 UTC

  Record Omicron infections in Britain; restrictions planned for Dec. 28

  

  As Britain recorded more than half a million new infections driven by the Covid-19 now dominant Omicron variant in the past seven days, and UK neighbors imposed stricter measures including full lockdowns, Prime Minister Boris Johnson following a Monday cabinet meeting said no rules would change for now, despite the steep rise in cases “hour by hour”.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  The Netherlands goes into full lockdown until Jan. 14

  

  The Government of The Netherlands has decreed a strict lockdown until January 14 on all non-essential activities due to the spread of the coronavirus Omicron variant. A daily cap of two visitors per household has also been decreed, which will be raised to four people for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.