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The study also found that people with Omicron are significantly less likely to lose their sense of smell.

WHO, through its latest report, states that this variant is a recombinant strain, a mutant hybrid of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2.

Cypriot media reported the discovery Saturday, describing it as having "the genetic background of the Delta variant along with some of the mutations of Omicron".

The daily caseload was the highest since early September and experts suspect the highly transmissible Omicron variant has begun to overtake the Delta variant.

The upcoming New Year's Eve will mark the second anniversary of the first reported COVID-19 case in Wuhan, China.

Booster-vaccinated people were 56% less likely to become infected in the Omicron households than those who had not received a booster jab.

Delta and Omicrom are now twin threats driving up cases to record numbers, leading to spikes in hospitalisation and deaths, Tedros said.

Research shows that people who were infected with Omicron, developed enhanced immunity to the Delta variant.

International evidence indicates the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is likely to be more transmissible yet less severe than the Delta variant.

After a three-dose course of the vaccine, neutralising levels against Omicron were similar to those against the virus's Delta variant after two doses.

The new COVID-19 B.1.1.529 variant, now named Omicron, is probably more transmissible than the Delta variant, but it is not yet known how virulent the virus is, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

The doctor noticed seven patients at her clinic who had symptoms different from the dominant Delta variant, albeit "very mild".

A total of 1,047 new variant of concern (VOC) cases, namely, the Delta, has been detected from Oct 29 until today.

WHO is closely tracking a Delta subvariant to determine whether it was more transmissible than the original strain, as COVID-19 cases rise globally again.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) detected 134 new cases involving variants of concern (VOC) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from Oct 7 to 19, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.