There is no evidence that Omicron variant causes more serious disease than previous variants of the coronavirus or reasons “to doubt” the efficacy of vaccines against the new variant, he said. Michael Ryan, director of emergencies of the World Health Organization (WHO). “We have very effective vaccines that have proven their power against all variants … Read more
New York confirmed four new cases of the vacillating COVID-19 Omicron on Monday for a total of twelve cases in the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The cases have been confirmed by sequencing the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health. Two of the new cases are from … Read more
What you should know The governors of the tri-state area have confirmed nine cases of the Omicron variant as of Saturday morning: eight in New York and one in New Jersey. So far there is no data from the US to suggest that the new variant, which was first identified in South Africa, is more … Read more
NEW JERSEY – New Jersey health officials confirmed the state’s first case of the Omicron variant Friday night in a fully vaccinated traveler, Gov. Phil Murphy announced. The Garden State appears to be the 10th in the country to detect the new variant after five cases discovered in New York City and Long Island. The … Read more
At least 44 people in the European Union have so far tested positive for the omikron variant of the coronavirus. The new variant has also been doing the rounds on our continent for longer than expected. – The variant has been identified in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain … Read more
The American continent continues to react with alarm to the arrival of the dreaded omicron variant of Covid-19 to its territory, with several countries closing access to travelers from Africa, the origin of the viral variation. To date, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 96,522,123 infections and 2,344,023 deaths due to the action of … Read more
Total figures: 5,153,923 confirmed coronavirus cases with diagnostic test of active infection; There have been 88,008 deaths with a positive test as of November 29, 2021. 821,926 in Andalusia (11,337 dead) 169,405 in Aragon (3,946 dead) 73,759 in Asturias (2,091 dead) 105,524 in the Balearic Islands (1,022 dead) 103,205 in the Canary Islands (1,048 dead) … Read more
What you should know Non-urgent surgeries will once again be suspended in parts of New York due to decreased capacity at hospitals. Governor Kathy Hochul noted that the state is closely watching a possible peak of the delta variant during the winter. As of Monday afternoon, no cases have been detected in New York of … Read more
Existing coronavirus vaccines are also thought to be effective in protecting the omicron variant from serious illness and hospitalization, Salim Abdool Karim, one of South Africa’s leading virologists, said at a news conference on Monday. The expert underlined: they can’t say omicron yet more severe symptomsthan previous versions of the coronavirus. Abdool Karim said it … Read more
What you should know Despite growing global concerns regarding the recently discovered Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Mayor-elect Eric Adams still plans to visit Ghana, confirmed his spokesman, Evan Thies. The variant known scientifically as B.1.1.529 was little known to the public until November 24, when South African officials reported it to the World Health … Read more