Category: Health
UK: Third Omicron case confirmed, was last seen in Westminster
A third person infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in the UK, health officials have said. More...
Germany: “We have to shut down the whole country even more”
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder calls for drastic nationwide measures to break the fourth wave. More...
Italy: For Omicron, “a fourth dose of vaccine will be needed”
Arnaldo Caruso, president of the Italian society of virology: “Today we have to face the Delta, from which we protect ourselves with the vaccine. More...
So what is the plan for when the vaccines fail?
“I think it’s time to ask the vaccine taskforce and the government, what is your plan for an escape variant? More...
Omicron found in Denmark
Danish Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke: “The authorities have a reasonable suspicion that we have the first two cases of the new variant Omikron in Denmark. More...
Community spread of Omicron in Israel – seven suspected infected, only four are travellers
The Israeli Health Ministry says there are currently seven people in Israel suspected of having contracted the Omicron coronavirus variant, in addition the one confirmed case announced yesterday. More...
UK: All travellers will require a PCR test and quarantine until negative to prevent spread of Omicron
At a press conference today, 10 Downing Street announced new measures to combat the potential spread of the Omicron variant in the UK. More...
Merck’s Covid-19 pill Molnupiravir only 30% effective in final analysis
The pharmaceutical company Merck said on Friday that in a final analysis of a clinical trial, its antiviral pill molnupiravir reduced the risk of hospitalization and death among high-risk Covid patients by 30 percent, down from an earlier estimate of 50 percent. More...
Netherlands: “Dozens” infected with Covid on flights from South Africa
Dutch health authorities said that dozens of people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday are likely infected with COVID-19, and they are conducting further testing to see if people are infected with the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant. More...
Israel: four potential Omicron cases flew in from Malawi, Jordan
The South African Omicron variant was first discovered in Israel late Thursday night, according to reports released Friday morning by the Health Ministry.