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Pandemic prognosis: Where does it go from here?

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 05:04 PM

Even as countries scramble to address a new worrying virus variant and Europe battles a winter resurgence, health experts say that taming the pandemic over the next year is possible. Read more »

First Omicron case confirmed in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Nov 30 04:18 PM

Japan has confirmed its first case of infection by the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a government source said. Read more »

Pandemic-weary companies cautious on Omicron

Ben Klayman, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 09:52 AM

Pandemic-weary corporations struggled to assess the impact of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Read more »

Omicron variant ‘not a cause for panic’, says Biden

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 03:20 AM

Omicron, first detected in South Africa but already appearing in multiple countries, "is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic," Biden says. Read more »

COVID-positive couple caught fleeing Dutch quarantine

Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 12:43 AM

A couple accused of trying to escape from COVID-19 quarantine in the Netherlands after testing positive for the coronavirus have been transferred to a hospital where they were being held in isolation, an official said on Monday. Read more »

BioNTech starts work on Omicron-specific vaccine

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 09:47 PM

The development of an adapted vaccine is part of the company's standard procedure for new variants, BioNTech, which makes vaccines together with Pfizer, said in a statement. Read more »

Scotland reports 6 Omicron cases

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 08:17 PM

Scotland reported six Omicron cases on Monday, some not linked to travel in southern Africa, raising concerns that the mutation-heavy coronavirus variant is already spreading in the community. Read more »

Australia's reopening plans stumble amid Omicron threat

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 05:12 PM

Australia said it would review some of its border reopening plans this week after reporting its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Read more »

WHO: Omicron poses 'very high' global risk

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 05:06 PM

The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk of infection surges that could have "severe consequences" some areas, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday. Read more »

G-7 ministers to hold emergency talks on new COVID variant

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 29 04:39 PM

Health ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations will hold an emergency meeting Monday to discuss their responses to a new coronavirus variant spreading in Europe and elsewhere, the British government said Sunday. Read more »

First image of Omicron shows many more mutations than Delta

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 03:36 PM

The new COVID variant Omicron has many more mutations than the Delta variant, according to a first "image" of this new variant initially detected in South Africa, produced and published by the prestigious Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome. Read more »

Japan closing borders to foreigners over Omicron variant

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 29 01:09 PM

Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday, just weeks after a softening of strict entry rules. Read more »

Pandemic to cost global tourism $2T in 2021: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 11:19 AM

The coronavirus pandemic will cost global tourism $2.0 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, a similar amount to last year, the UN's tourism body said on Monday, calling the sector's recovery "fragile". Read more »

South Africa mulls compulsory COVID-19 jabs

Promit Mukherjee and Tim Cocks
Posted at Nov 29 06:38 AM

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said authorities were considering making COVID-19 shots compulsory for certain places and activities. Read more »

PCR tests detect Omicron variant: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 29 06:45 AM

While PCR tests can detect infection with Omicron, studies are looking to whether the Covid-19 variant of concern has any impact on other test types, the WHO said. Read more »

WHO: Initial info suggests increased reinfection risk due to Omicron

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 06:16 AM

People who have previously had COVID-19 could become reinfected more easily due the Omicron variant, according to preliminary evidence, the WHO said. Read more »

Another day at Apo Island amid COVID-19 pandemic

Danny Ocampo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 07:20 PM

Resort staff and divemasters prepare their net for fishing on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

PH bans travel from 7 European countries amid Omicron

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 06:48 PM

The IATF has banned travelers from 7 European countries, in addition to the 7 African nations it earlier placed under the travel Red List. Read more »

In slap at China, US praises S. Africa's detection of new COVID strain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 10:42 AM

The US praised South Africa Saturday for quickly identifying the new COVID strain called Omicron and sharing this information with the world. Read more »

Travelers wanting to leave S. Africa: ‘All a bit crazy’

Sofia Christensen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 12:24 AM

Many are seeking tickets to fly via other African nations, while navigating complex last-minute COVID-19 testing requirements. Read more »