The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

A new omicron mutant that is a descendent of the earlier “stealth omicron” has quickly gained ground in the United States

The rise follows the recent surge in infections driven by the Omicron BA.2 variant.

More than 25 million residents have been shut inside their homes for four weeks while officials battle to contain the city’s worst Omicron surge to date. As fences go up around housing blocks with no end to the lockdown in sight, Ed Tucker reports from China’s Covid frontline

The FDA has cleared Sorrento Therapeutics Inc's (NASDAQ:SRNE) investigational new drug application (IND) for intravenous (IV) STI-9167 (COVISHIELD) to study the safety and pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers.  STI-9167 is the IV formulation of the intranasal STI-9199 neutralizing antibody. Also Read: Sorrento To Start Late-Stage Trial Of Abivertinib In Critically-Ill COVID-19 Patients. The Phase 1 study…

Poland can compromise with Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) on increasing the flexibility of COVID-19 vaccine contracts, Reuters reported citing the health minister, striking an upbeat tone after initial talks with the company. Poland has said it will not take or pay for more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine under the European Union's supply contract.  Reuters…

Business & Investing: Fear returns to markets as investors turn bearish, and Kiwi dollar at three-month low against US dollar

The US has just approved a new COVID-19 breathalyser test that promises to deliver results within minutes, with no nasal swabs required. Scientists say it could help safeguard big gatherings from becoming superspreader events, but there are still a few kinks to iron out.

There is growing concern about a new Covid subvariant Omicron XE, which was first identified in January, according to the World Health Organisation

BOSTON — The closely monitored Boston-area COVID-19 wastewater data has started falling in the past few days, sending an encouraging signal to local infectious disease experts who are “cautiously optimistic” about this virus drop.

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of Omicron, experts say

PHILADELPHIA — Two months ago, Geisinger Health was treating 400 COVID-19 patients across its nine Pennsylvania hospitals. After a swift decline following the omicron surge, that number was around 30 in recent days.