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SYDNEY: Singapore suspended quarantine-free travel and Australia renewed its vaccination push on Wednesday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant just days before Christmas forced authorities to impose new curbs and expedite…

WASHINGTON: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned against the rising Omicron cases around the world, saying that the world could be entering the worst part of the pandemic as the variant will result in the "worst surge" the world…

ISLAMABAD: Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan's Covid response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and above. The booster shots will be administered free of charge from January 1, the Dawn…

NEW DELHI: As the case tally of the new variant of Covid-19 variant Omicron in India touches 200, South African Medical Association Chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee on Tuesday said that most patients in her country recovered from the…

SINGAPORE: Singapore has reported 195 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 45 Omicron infections, while a cluster of the latest variant was detected at a gym studio in an upmarket shopping centre, according to local media reports. According…

WASHINGTON: The US has reported its first death due to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Texas, according to health officials. A man in the US state of Texas, who was in his 50s, was unvaccinated and had previously been…

WASHINGTON: Top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci on Sunday warned of a bleak winter ahead as the Omicron coronavirus variant spurs a new wave of infections globally, sparking restrictions and concerns over hospital capacity. "One thing…

TEHRAN: Iran has detected its first case of infection by the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, state TV reported on Sunday. The announcement comes as the variant spreads around the globe less than a month after scientists alerted…

MELBOURNE: Australian officials on Sunday said there was no need to clamp down on Christmas festivities even as new Covid-19 infections climbed in Sydney, with the country's high vaccination rate helping keep people out of hospital.…

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands will go into "lockdown" over the Christmas period to try to stop a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Saturday. All non-essential shops, restaurants, bars, cinemas,…