Scientists have voiced concern about a new COVID variant that has a "really awful" combination of mutations that could possibly cause the virus to evade immunity. The variant, now called B.1.1.529, ...

Scientists are working to determine the potential risks associated with the new COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.529, which prompted an emergency meeting on Friday by the World Health Organization. 1- A ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is due to hold a meeting to discuss the significance of the COVID variant B.1.1.529 on Friday, amid continued concern over its mutations. WHO experts are due to ...

A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, known first as B.1.1.529 and now named omicron, has an unusually high number of mutations and appears to have triggered a recent surge in cases in South Africa. The ...

The World Health Organization is convening an experts' meeting from Geneva at midday (1100 GMT) on Friday to assess the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 amid growing concern, WHO spokesperson Christian ...

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What We Do and Don’t Know About the Omicron VariantThe variant is now the most common strain in the U.S. and appears well on its way to becoming dominant worldwide.

COVID-19 is still very much a part of our daily lives and while vaccinations and other mitigating factors have helped, the world is still in the grips of a pandemic. Earlier this week, a virologist in ...

In the last 24 hours, governments across Europe have introduced new travel restrictions on several southern African countries in response to the emergence of a new COVID strain that some experts are ...

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