Topic: Omicron
Omicron and market sell-off
Arturo Bris, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Until the Omicron variant hit the headlines, the signs were that 2021 was going to close with...
No case of Omicron in India yet: Union govt
The new coronavirus variant Omicron has not been reported in India yet, Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed Rajya Sabha, three days after it was declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organization
Omicron underlines need for global ‘pandemic treaty’: WHO
The emergence of the threatening new Omicron variant shows how important it is for the world to end the current “cycle of panic and neglect” over the COVID-19 pandemic, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday.
‘Not informed by science’: South Africa calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on countries to urgently reverse "scientifically unjustified" travel restrictions linked to the discovery of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
COVID-19: UK, Germany, Italy and Czech detect Omicron cases
Cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus were reported in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic a day after it was declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organization.
WHO labels new COVID strain Omicron, designates it a ‘variant of concern’
The latest COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa has been given the Greek name 'Omicron', and labeled as a variant of concern by UN health agency experts due to its large number of mutations and possible faster rate of infection.
