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Asian financial hub Hong Kong banned flights from eight nations on Wednesday as part of strict new virus curbs.
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Asian financial hub Hong Kong banned flights from eight nations on Wednesday as part of strict new virus curbs.
Israel on Friday started giving fourth Covid vaccine shots to people with weakened immunity.
The world prepared on Friday to usher in 2022, after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions.
In South Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected in November, its latest coronavirus wave had likely passed its peak.
A Covid "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said, as record surges fuelled by the Omicron variant.
A Covid variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, as AFP data showed cases have surged across the world.
Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains.
The announcement to cut isolation times in half was cheered by airlines and hospitality industries, but sharply criticized by labor unions.
The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems.
The United States Monday halved the isolation period for asymptomatic Covid cases in a bid to blunt mass Omicron-induced disruption.