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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Ministers to consider reducing use of Covid certification in Northern Ireland

Restrictions introduced in late December in response to the emergence of the Omicron variant are also set to be lifted.

The Independent UK

Primark to cut 400 shop floor jobs across UK stores amid major restructuring plans

It comes as Primark's Owner, Associated British Foods revealed a hit to trading as Omicron kept shoppers away

Manchester Evening News

UK households hit by rising cost of living; Omicron lifts US jobless claims to three-month high – as it happened

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Primark set to axe around 400 jobs in UK store management overhaul

The fast fashion chain has launched a consultation with staff as part of plans to simplify its UK retail management structure.

The Independent UK

Primark owner announces 400 jobs to be cut across UK stores

A restructure is planned to offset costs of the pandemic

Wales Online

Two thirds of Covid patients in London NHS trust admitted for another reason

Up to two-thirds of Covid patients at one of the country’s biggest NHS trusts during the Omicron wave were admitted for reasons other than the virus, it has emerged.

Evening Standard

As Omicron rages around the world, Ardern deploys an old tactic - delay

Jacinda Ardern says Omicron is ‘knocking at our door’ as the prime minister faces criticism over gaps in preparations for a Covid wave

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Australia’s unemployment rate drops to lowest point in more than 13 years

Economy adds 64,800 jobs in December, but ABS survey period did not include economic disruption caused by Omicron wave

The Guardian - AU

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand rules out lockdowns as it prepares for Omicron outbreak

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that restrictions will be tightened across the country if there is a community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus but she ruled out lockdowns.

Reuters

Covid-19: PM lays out Omicron plan

"We need to be on guard, and ready," Jacinda Ardern says.

Newsroom.co.nz

Scotland’s economy set to grow after Omicron slowdown

Consumer-facing businesses felt the brunt of the variant's impact, with the tourism, hospitality and transportation acutely affected

Insider UK

Precipitous peak: Omicron surge shows signs of easing — but officials warn in weeks ahead ‘hundreds more may die’

"We are not out of the woods, and we need people to be very careful over these next few weeks," Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said. Gov. J.B. Pritzker observed, "I am cautiously optimistic about this decline, but there are an awful lot of people still battling for…

Chicago Sun-Times

60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened

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COVID-19 outbreak fuels shortage of disability carers leaving vulnerable Queenslanders 'with very few other options'

Matt McCracken, who is a tetraplegic, is vulnerable if he is home without a carer, but finding one is now a dire problem for many people with disabilities as the Omicron outbreak spreads.

ABC News

They survived COVID lockdowns, but these leaders say Omicron is even more difficult for business

They managed to steer their businesses through lockdowns, but these four business operators are now facing even bigger challenges getting through the Omicron wave.

Manchester Evening News

"We have to find a way to remove almost all restrictions and get back to normal": Everything announced at Downing Street press conference

Health Secretary Sajid Javid took to the podium this evening to address the nation on the lifting of current Plan B restrictions and how the fight against Omicron will continue

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Omicron is a natural disaster. We should treat it as one

Surely it’s not beyond the wit of well-paid bureaucrats and politicians to come up with a way of helping those affected by Omicron, writes Alan Kohler.

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Omicron variant 'in retreat' says Health Secretary Sajid Javid as Plan B restrictions scrapped

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said we must learn to live with Covid the same way we have with flu

Benzinga

Three doses of Valneva's COVID-19 Vaccine Neutralizes Omicron Variant, Lab Study Shows

Valneva SE (NASDAQ: VALN) has announced results from an initial laboratory study demonstrating that serum antibodies induced by three doses of Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001,

The Independent UK

Omicron in retreat but Covid not over yet, says Sajid Javid as he scraps precautions

Health Secretary spells out plan to live with virus long-term

The Independent UK

Care home staff vacancy rate almost doubled since April, says regulator

The Care Quality Commission warned last year of a ‘serious and deteriorating’ situation in terms of recruitment and staff retention in the sector.

Edinburgh Live

Every Edinburgh Wetherspoon pub ranked on Tripadvisor as restrictions set to ease

Ahead of the easing of the Omicron restrictions that were brought into place after Christmas, here is a ranking of every Edinburgh Wetherspoons pub based on Tripadvisor reviews

Evening Standard

‘There are meteorites coming at us’: London’s music venues on the battle against Omicron

After weeks of disruption due to the new Covid variant, London’s gig venues are once again in crisis mode

Axios

Omicron hits American hospitals disproportionately hard

Higher hospitalization rates are likely due to lower U.S. vaccination rates.

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