The findings represent some of the largest sets of real-world data to be released since the highly contagious variant was first discovered.
Tag: Coronavirus Omicron Variant
Paris Reimposes Outdoor Mask Mandate as Omicron Soars
With more than 2,000 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, the capital has become the center of France’s spreading Omicron outbreak.
Omicron Strains France’s Social Contract on Covid
President Emmanuel Macron won people over by promising normalcy if they followed Covid advice. Now Omicron has raised questions about whether he, or any leader, can deliver on that.
UK, With Surging Covid-19 Cases, is On ‘‘War Footing’ Against Virus
With cases surging and straining health care and other services, Britain’s challenges foreshadow the impact of the Omicron variant in other countries.
South Africa Says It Has Passed Its Fourth Wave of Cases
Case counts are down by 30 percent in the last week, researchers in the country said.
U.K. Plans Field Wards to Meet Omicron Surge
Unlike the “Nightingale hospitals” that went largely unused during the first virus wave, the new facilities are designed for patients needing less intensive treatment.
Making Sense of Covid Changes
What experts say about new C.D.C. rules and rising case numbers.
J. & J. Booster Protects Against Severe Omicron, Study Says
Two shots of the vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization from the fast-spreading variant by 85 percent, a clinical trial found.
Spurred by Omicron, Europe Sets Covid Infection Records Every Day
The surge of cases is causing chaos as people scramble to obtain tests, businesses grapple with staff shortages and New Year’s festivities are thrown into question.
Spurred by Omicron, Europe Is Setting Coronavirus Infection Records Every Day
The surge of cases is causing chaos as people scramble to obtain tests, businesses grapple with staff shortages and New Year’s festivities are thrown into question.