Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Omicron empties South Africa safari lodges

WHO has no reports yet of Omicron Covid deaths

HOEDSPRUIT – Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a half-empty safari lodge near South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Her tour company was full of bookings for the December peak season. Then Omicron came. First reported by South African scientists to the World Health Organization on … Read more

European stocks resume falls on Omicron warning

S.Africa could top 10,000 daily Covid cases this week: epidemiologist

LONDON – European equities fell in opening deals on Tuesday after the head of Moderna warned current coronavirus vaccines might be less effective at fending off the Omicron variant. In initial trade, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index reversed 0.9 percent to 7,047.14 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX shed 0.9 percent to 15,137.86 points and … Read more