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Australia Suffers Deadliest Day of Pandemic as Omicron Drives up Hospital Cases

Australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic on Tuesday as a fast-moving Omicron outbreak continued to push up hospitalisation rates to record levels, even as daily infections eased slightly. Australia is dealing with its worst COVID-19 outbreak, fueled by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus that has put more…

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China urges caution opening overseas mail after Omicron case

China is urging people to wear masks and gloves when opening mail, especially from abroad, after authorities suggested the first case of the Omicron coronavirus virus variant found in Beijing could have arrived via a package from Canada.

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Israel sticks with 4th vaccine shot, sees Omicron wave waning next week

Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, predicting contagions stoked by the variant will wane in a week.

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Confidence plunges among South West businesses amid rise of Omicron variant

South West business leaders are now the least optimistic in the UK, according to the FSB

Birmingham Post

Covid cases plunge in London as Omicron wave falls away

Covid cases have plunged in London boroughs by up to 54 per cent in a week, official figures have revealed as calls grew for the working from home guidance to be ditched as quickly as possible.

Evening Standard

Private hospitals on standby to take patients as Omicron COVID-19 wave puts pressure on health system

Private hospitals remain on standby to take public patients, with a federal government agreement to help ease the pressure on the health system from the COVID-19 outbreaks still in place.

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Two new COVID-19 cases in West Australian outbreak linked to massage parlours and Omicron variant

Western Australia records two more COVID-19 cases linked to a worsening cluster as Perth's City of Surf is cancelled and random proof-of-vaccination checks are announced for the Australia Day Skyworks.

ABC News

WA events cancelled amid Omicron fears

Western Australia's government faces pressure to reveal how many COVID-19 cases the state is likely to have after borders reopen in less than three weeks.

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‘People are spooked’: Australia’s January consumer confidence sinks to three-decade low over Omicron

As Covid cases surge Australians are avoiding spending, despite 2021 ending on an economic high

The Guardian - AU

Private hospital staff diverted to public system as Omicron wave results in Australia’s deadliest Covid day

Seventy-seven deaths have been reported across the country, with 36 in NSW, 22 in Victoria and 16 in Queensland

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France reports nearly half a million new cases, a record increase; Italy records 228,179 daily infections – as it happened

France registers 464,769 new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours; Italy’s cases jump from 83,403 a day earlier

The Guardian - UK

Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic as Omicron drives up hospital cases

Australia on Tuesday suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic as a fast-moving Omicron outbreak continued to push up hospitalisation rates to record levels, even as daily infections eased slightly.

Reuters

‘It’s a total disaster’: Omicron lays waste to India’s huge wedding season

Distraught couples face prospect of cutting guest lists from more than 600 people down to just 20 after coronavirus variant took hold

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Anutin backs restoring Test & Go as Omicron fears ease

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will propose restoring the Test & Go programme to win back overseas visitors and accelerate the economic recovery.

Reuters

Australia PM's ratings take a hit months away from election, poll shows

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's approval ratings slid after his handling of the Omicron-driven coronavirus outbreak fuelled a backlash, a widely watched poll showed on Tuesday, putting opposition Labor into a leading position months away from a federal election.

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Victoria to issue emergency Code Brown alert for its health services due to Omicron wave

Code Brown will be activated at midday tomorrow for all metropolitan hospitals and six regional hospitals, allowing them to redeploy staff and ask some workers to postpone leave in order to respond to a surge in patients.

Bangkok Post

Booster mix proves useful for Omicron

The Department of Medical Sciences has found that a combined formula between a full inactivated vaccine and an mRNA-based vaccine as a booster produces a high level of immunity against both the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants.

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ASX gives up gains, weakest January consumer confidence in 30 years

The Australian share market turned negative in afternoon trade. Wall Street closed for the Martin Luther King holiday and Omicron slams consumer confidence.

Bangkok Post

Debunking the endgame theory

Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 adapts for survival. First identified in South Africa in November, the new variant of concern, Omicron, has now swept across the world. It carries a large number of mutations, including those on the spike protein, which are thought to increase transmissibility. However, studies have found that…

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Australia records 77 deaths on deadliest day of pandemic; national medical stockpile activated – as it happened

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'Never' or just 'not yet?' How timing affects COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise across Canada, it is clear that we’re far from out of the woods with this pandemic. While much is still unknown about the Omicron variant, it seems very likely that existing vaccines will offer protection against severe cases of COVID-19, and Canada is…

The Canberra Times

ACT schools prepare for possible remote learning as teacher shortages expected

The ACT teaching workforce was already under strain before the Omicron wave hit.

The Canberra Times

Modelling suggests ACT may have reached peak of Omicron wave

There were 52 COVID-19 patients in Canberra hospitals on Monday, up from 27 patients last Friday.

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