Omicron is tearing through the country, with Covid cases quadrupling and quintupling in thirty-five states from last winter’s peak. That’s the bad news, but only sort of.
Professor Ehud Qimron, head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Tel Aviv University and one of the leading Israeli immunologists, has written an open letter sharply criticizing the Israeli – and indeed global – management of the coronavirus pandemic.
A positive case of the Omicron COVID-19 strain has been detected in Melbourne. Patrons of popular gay venues in Melbourne have now been sent into lockdown again. A positive case has been confirmed after visiting both Sircuit Bar in Fitzroy and The Peel Hotel. It is believed over 700 people may have been exposed to the virus.
Dutch health authorities announced on Tuesday that they found the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in cases dating back as long as 11 days, indicating that it was already spreading in western Europe before the first cases were identified in southern Africa. The RIVM health institute said it found Omicron in samples dating from November 19 and 23.
Cape Town’s tourism industry has lamented the loss of more than R200 million a day due to sudden cancellations of flights and accommodation bookings following the confirmation of a new Covid-19 variant.
Is this new Omicron “variant of concern” like Delta on crack, or just more fear mongering? A live update.
Knee-jerk bans on travel to and from southern Africa, sparked by fears of the new Omicron variant of the virus that causes Covid-19, run against WHO policy advice.
As scientists race to decode the Omicron variant, a medical practitioner has urged the public not to panic, as patients so far had shown no severe symptoms, or the need for hospital treatment.
The DA will write to the Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, with a proposal to establish a tourism-focused war room that will concentrate on obtaining the latest information and communicating this to all tourism markets, focusing on our largest tourism markets.
Judge Paul Fullerton ordered Edward Hospital to allow an unvaccinated doctor to administer ivermectin to a patient Monday.
Ahead of World Diabetes Day on Sunday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted that Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes.
Hiding the bottom half of the face with a mask could have a detrimental effect on our ability to socially interact and share other people’s emotions, new research suggests.
People double dosed with Sinovac, Sinopharm and Covaxin can travel quarantine-free to the UK from November 22.
Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, according to local media.
The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties.
Covid-19 patients are being advised to avoid contact with their pets after a local study found that dogs and cats can contract the virus from their infected owners.
The Thai government issued an announcement on October 21 stating that it would allow fully vaccinated travellers from 63 countries and territories to enter the kingdom without quarantine from November 1, on condition they test negative for COVID-19 upon arriving in the Land of Smiles.
Advocates are pushing for more outreach, including within the LGBTQ community.
Sex on premises venues in New South Wales can finally reopen next week but Sydney’s gay saunas have accused NSW Health of unfair treatment.
The period between waves in SA ranges from 94 to 99 days, with high-risk events having little impact on this.
