The Omicron variant of COVID-19 may shorten the window between infection and infectiousness compared to other strains, new analysis by British scientists suggests. The “reduced incubation period” of Omicron, identified by the UK Health and Security Agency, informed the government’s decision on Saturday to introduce […]
12:31 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The Philadelphia Union will be forced to field a vastly understrength side for Sunday’s Eastern Conference final against New York City FC due to 11 players being placed in the league’s Health and Safety protocols. The […]
Keira Knightley was in fine form as she returned to the movie set after contracting a breakthrough case of COVID-19. The actress, 36, was spotted filming the Boston Strangler in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, just days after it emerged she and her family were battling […]
The rate of infection in Brighton and Hove now stands at 14,014 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 15,566. Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 50,573 over the period, to 10,379,647. READ MORE: Game Of Thrones actor leaves […]
BRUSSELS, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Two hippos have tested positive for COVID-19 at Antwerp Zoo in Belgium in what could be the first reported cases in the species, zoo staff said. Hippos Imani, aged 14, and 41-year-old Hermien have no symptoms apart from a runny […]
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Higher hospital admissions among children during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in South Africa that has been driven by the Omicron coronavirus variant should not prompt panic as infections have been mild, a health official said on Saturday. A […]
Major changes to Australia’s Covid-19 vaccination program as authorities ramp up battle against Omicron variant Covid-19 vaccines could be available to children as young as five by Christmas Health Minister Greg Hunt said ATAGI should make the call before end of year January 10 is […]
Bali property prices crash by up to 50 per cent with a 14-bedroom house going for just $540,000 – but there’s a big catch for prospective buyers Bali house prices were sent tumbling with homes selling for 50 per cent less Luxury homes with resort-style […]
“The day after I was intubated, the nurse told them they were going to switch the machine off, but instead I was transferred to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which is a last resort for patients with severe heart and lung failure, and it […]
Queensland has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19 overnight — two acquired overseas in hotel quarantine, two from interstate and three acquired locally. Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said four of the cases had been infectious in the community including a Gold Coast couple who were […]
