Some countries have not provided sufficient timely samples to the public GISAID data to show the status of omicron’s spread. China and Russia have released very little. In some cases ...

A new study by Chinese researchers supports the theory that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus may have originated from mice. The study said there was strong evidence that the virus had passed ...

A preliminary study by South African scientists published Thursday suggests the Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Delta or Beta strains. The findings ...

Zhao stated, “I believe it [omicron] will definitely pose some challenge to our efforts to prevent and control the virus, but as China has experience in preventing and controlling the ...

Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday.

Hong Kong authorities confirmed 140 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the most in a single day in 18 months, as they battled to contain a spiralling outbreak at the Omicron-hit Kwai Chung Estate.

The fast-spreading Omicron variant is now the main coronavirus strain in the United States, accounting for 73.2 per cent of new cases over the past week for which data is available, health ...

Beginning February 5, Hong Kong will shorten its 21-day quarantine requirement for incoming travellers to two weeks, given the much shorter incubation period of the Omicron variant, the city’s ...

The latest strains came as Hong Kong authorities clung firmly to their “dynamic zero” coronavirus strategy which, like mainland China’s seeks ... the manpower for daily operations ...