The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

There's a reason the sub-variant was named after a mythological creature

The XBB. 1.5 sub-lineage has been reported to have a "growth advantage" which could see it dominate the UK

There have been less than five Kraken variants discovered here and Professor Kingston Mills has warned that the variant is "highly transmissible"

Vaccines have played a major role in mitigating the harms of the COVID pandemic since their rollout began just over two years ago. They’re estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives around the globe.

Measure should be implemented in non-discriminatory manner, says world health agency

Australia scrapped its airline mask mandates in September, but global health officials are encouraging passengers to reconsider as the latest Omicron subvariant spreads rapidly.

The rise comes as new, ultra-transmissible COVID variant XBB.1.5, known as Kraken, spreads rapidly.

XBB 1.5 is a descendant of the Omicron variant

Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday. In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant was detected in small but growing numbers, WHO/Europe officials said at…