LONDON: British airline EasyJet slashed losses by half in the first quarter, despite the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant which disrupted the travel industry, it said on Thursday. Pre-tax losses stood at £213 million ($288 million, €255 million) in the three months to the end of December, after a £423 million loss in the … Read more
MANILA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant has raced ahead of Delta and is now the dominant variant in the Philippines, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said late Monday night. In a pre-recorded meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte aired late Monday night, Duque said that the newest genome sequencing showed over … Read more
BERLIN, Dec 28, 2021 (AFP) – The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early studies suggest it leads to milder disease, as China and Germany brought back tough restrictions to stamp out new infection surges. China put hundreds of thousands more people under lockdown, while infections hit … Read more
No one knows how effective vaccines will be in stopping people catching the newly discovered and fast-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19 or how well they will protect against severe illness. Lab tests are underway to determine vaccine efficacy against Omicron with results expected within weeks. In the meantime, the Delta variant remains dominant and experts, … Read more
Coronavirus variants are once again strengthening roots in the US as a top health official warned the public about a “potential fourth surge of cases” in the country. According to the international news agency, the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Rochelle Walensky said she was concerned by recent Covid-19 … Read more
The UK was the first country to approve the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. However, experts have raised concerns as a new variant of coronavirus has been reported in the country. Various nations have imposed travel bans on the UK as the new variant is rapidly spreading. The government’s advisers on new infections have “moderate” … Read more
