By David Shepardson (Reuters) – The White House told federal agencies on Monday they can delay punishing thousands of federal […]
Biden urges Americans to mask indoors, says Omicron to appear ‘sooner or later’ in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans to wear masks indoors and in public places, as the administration […]
U.S. Commerce chief says too soon to tell if Omicron will impact supply chains
By David Shepardson DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday that it is too soon to tell […]
Ryanair CEO says Omicron no reason to cancel flights
LISBON (Reuters) – Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said on Tuesday he saw no reason to cancel flights because […]
‘Omicron’ the cryptocurrency rides new variant rollercoaster
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – As global markets fell last week on news of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, […]
COVID-19 vaccine makers start work on Omicron-tailored shots
(Reuters) -BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are working on vaccines that specifically target Omicron in case their existing shots […]
COVID passports, vaccines helped EU tourism recovery – U.N
MADRID (Reuters) – Widespread use of COVID-19 “passports” and vaccines helped tourism recover faster in the European Union than in […]
Omicron poses very high global risk, world must prepare -WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very […]
Analysis-How fast does it spread?: Scientists ask whether Omicron can outrun Delta
By Nancy Lapid and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – As scientists race to understand the consequences of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, […]