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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

As much of Australia prepares to unwind rules, Western Australia faces months of COVID-19 restrictions as it grapples with a growing Omicron outbreak.

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How Victoria's COVID-19 rules on masks and working from home will change this week

Victorian authorities say the state is "down the other side" of the Omicron peak, leading to a further loosening of rules on masks, working from home and elective surgeries. Here is what's changing at 11:59pm Friday.

ABC News

These coveted COVID-19 treatments can prevent hospitalizations — but Illinois doesn’t know who’s getting them

After WBEZ inquired about who is receiving the therapeutics, the Illinois Department of Public Health asked pharmacies to track it. "That is a big concern," said Dr. Arti Barnes, the department’s chief medical officer.

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New Covid variants likely and ‘could be worse’ than Omicron, say government health advisers

The government’s top public health advisers have warned new Covid-19 variants are likely in the future and they “could be more severe” than Omicron.

Evening Standard

WA businesses struggle to adapt to new COVID-19 restrictions as Omicron takes hold

A 2-square-metre rule is among new restrictions introduced in Western Australia amid the growing Omicron outbreak, and some businesses are already finding it difficult to operate.

ABC News

Thousands of Queensland outpatient appointments postponed for COVID-19 Omicron surge, patients feeling lost in system

Queensland authorities postponed non-urgent outpatient appointments as COVID-19 spread through the state but as hospitals play catch-up, some patients are worried the delay could mean adverse health outcomes for them.

ABC News

Chris Whitty warns next Covid variant could be worse than Omicron as PM axes rules

England's Chief Medical Officer said new strains could "cause significant problems" and be "more vaccine escaping" than Omicron

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Irish immunology expert says data suggests new Covid strain is not more harmful

Initial studies have indicated that BA.2, a subvariant of Omicron, is more transmissible and could cause more severe illness than previous strains

Irish Mirror

PM's unintentional timeline for lifting mandates

The Prime Minister says she can’t and won’t give dates on when vaccine mandates might start to lift, but she’s unintentionally done just that, writes political editor Jo Moir.

Newsroom.co.nz

Frustration over Govt's 'misleading' Covid testing figures

Why is the testing system already buckling, well below our 'baseline' capacity?

Newsroom.co.nz

Living with Covid: What is Boris Johnson’s plan?

PM set to scrap final restrictions in England after waning of Omicron wave

The Independent UK

UK Covid: Boris Johnson announces end to restrictions in England – as it happened

Prime minister says all legal restrictions can be lifted now vaccination levels are high and deaths are low

The Guardian - UK

UK needs 'early warning system' for new Covid variants says vaccine expert

We need to 'monitor whether those new variants are indeed causing more severe disease than Omicron did'

Wales Online

UK business activity strongest since June, led by travel and leisure; prices surge – as it happened

Eurozone growth also booms, as European stock markets are mixed amid rising tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border

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Germany to begin rollout of Novavax’s jab; New Zealand to end vaccine mandates after Omicron peak

Latest updates: Germany hopes protein-based vaccine comparable to flu jabs will help sway people sceptical of mRNA vaccines

The Independent UK

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting fully vaccinated and two early signs you might have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of Omicron, experts say

Inverse

Covid-19 reinfections: 3 vital medical questions, answered

A question that remains unanswered is whether an omicron infection in an unvaccinated person is less severe if that person has already been infected.

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PM confident of a lift in wage growth

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is confident Australia's workers will enjoy better wage increases as the economy grows and unemployment falls further.

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Manchester Evening News

Inside Greater Manchester's busiest hospital two years on from their first Covid patient

ON THE COVID FRONTLINE: The Manchester Evening News was granted access to Manchester Royal Infirmary to see how life has changed for those working on the coronavirus frontline. Words by Sophie Halle-Richards and pictures by Anthony Moss

Bangkok Post

Probe into sub-variant's potency

The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) is studying whether the BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron variant is more virulent than its cousins, says director-general Dr Supakit Sirilak.

The Guardian - AU

‘What the hell?’: the unlucky Australians who have caught Covid twice

While many assume they will be immune after catching Covid, experts say the emergence of Omicron has seen a significant increase in reinfection

The Independent UK

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting fully vaccinated and two early signs you might have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of Omicron, experts say

The Canberra Times

Thousands of nursing shifts needed to be filled at Omicron peak

Almost 2000 nursing shifts were affected by a team member being in quarantine due to COVID reasons.

Reuters

China allows COVID boosters of different technologies than primary shots

China is giving COVID-19 booster vaccines using technologies different from the initial injections, in an effort to improve immunisation strategies amid concerns that its most-used jabs appeared to be weaker against variants such as Omicron.

Al Jazeera

Shades of the early pandemic as Omicron tests Hong Kong

As hospitals struggle with surge of patients, experts wonder whether Zero COVID policy contributed to city’s problems.

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