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Omicron will only add to looming workforce shortages already faced by key New Zealand industries

The Omicron wave about to wash across New Zealand will exacerbate an already tightening labour market. High employment and ongoing border restrictions mean regional labour forces are nearing peak capacity – and the country is running out of time to find solutions.

The Conversation

The COVID-19 Omicron wave has required US doctors to make difficult choices about when to admit and discharge patients

Doctor Morgan Eutermoser is confronted every day with overflowing waiting rooms, and like many American doctors, she is finding Omicron the most challenging wave of the pandemic yet.

ABC News

Carers 'carrying more of the load' through Canberra's Omicron wave

Faced with going without essentials or increasing their exposure to the coronavirus, carers say they feel stuck during Canberra's Omicron wave.

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Too little method, too much borderline madness

It's difficult to reconcile the tightening up of test-to-travel restrictions with then allowing rapid antigen tests instead, writes Eric Crampton. More method will be needed.

Newsroom.co.nz

Fast-spreading new Covid stealth Omicron BA.2 variant and symptoms - all you need to know

With many people across the UK continuing to test positive for Covid, concerns have been raised about the new 'stealth' Omicron sub-strain. Here's everything you need to know about the BA.2 variant

Daily Mirror

Job growth could turn negative for first time under Biden due to Omicron

Vast numbers of Americans missed work this month due to the Omicron variant.

Axios

Care home rules explained as Covid Plan B restrictions end - including visitors

The Health Secretary has announced changes to rules in care homes as the government rolls back Covid measures. Restrictions were in place to halt the spread of Omicron

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Omicron Olympics: Critics say “closed loop” protects China, not athletes

The system for the Winter games has been called the strictest ever for a global sporting event.

Axios

How long is Omicron’s incubation period? How it differs from Delta and other Covid variants

New strain thought to develop in sufferers at faster pace than original coronavirus

The Independent UK

‘Media hysteria’ over Omicron led to £80m loss for Ryanair

Ryanair plans to fly 225 million passengers annually by 2026, compared with under 100 million this year.

The Independent UK

BA.2 variant: Everything we know about the new ‘stealth Omicron’ Covid strain

It’s harder to detect than original Omicron and may be even faster at spreading but, say scientists, is probably no more dangerous

The Independent UK

Ryanair updates customers as Omicron hits air traffic targets

The business said that it expects to carry just under 100 million passengers during the financial year

Nottingham Post

No 10 set for U-turn over mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff in England

Minister says lower severity of Omicron variant ‘opens the window for us to look at it’

The Guardian - UK

‘Treading water’: no sign household savings are flowing to small businesses

The New South Wales treasurer, Matt Kean, is calling on the federal government to stand by small businesses struggling through Omicron

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Ryanair misses target in December as Omicron hits air traffic

The airline said it is selling more tickets for the summer season than it had before the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Markets post worst month since 2020, as recovery slows and rate hike worries rise – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - AU

Omicron: what do we know about ‘stealth’ subvariant BA.2?

Omicron’s ‘close cousin’ has mutations that could alter how it behaves and has begun to surpass Covid’s most common variety in parts of Europe and Asia

The Guardian - AU

NSW government has ‘always known’ Covid deaths would rise after reopening, Perrottet says

Premier defends decision to ease restrictions just days after a NSW Health briefing note warned about the dangers of Omicron

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The Guardian - AU

Covid news: UK health secretary says mandatory vaccination for NHS workers ‘no longer proportionate’ – as it happened

Sajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces review

AAP

Aussies stashed cash as Omicron took hold

Australians put more money in the bank as the Omicron variant made record numbers of people sick and prompted others to reconsider going out and spending.

ABC News

Will Hunter businesses benefit from NSW's Omicron support package?

The state government has announced a $1 billion support package, but many Hunter businesses will not qualify.

ABC News

Omicron seeps into WA mine sites as BHP, 29Metals workers record positive COVID tests

Dozens of workers at a BHP mine site in the Pilbara are in isolation after a colleague tests positive for COVID, as Opposition parties call for the state to reopen on March 5.

ABC News

COVID-19 Omicron 'stealth' subvariant could become dominant in Australia, officials say

Australian health officials are waiting to see if a "subvariant" of Omicron causes more severe disease, as UK health officials report it has a "growth advantage" over other Omicron strains.

ABC News

WA's COVID-19 rules are changing to help combat Omicron. This is what it means for you

WA's border may not be coming down on February 5, but many new measures to help the community live with Omicron come into force today, including proof-of-vaccination and school rules.

The Guardian - AU

CMO says Omicron subvariant ‘not cause for concern’ – as it happened

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