The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

A restructure is planned to offset costs of the pandemic

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.

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

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

"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…

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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.

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

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