Omicron

News
22 February 2022
Hong Kong to launch vaccine pass as Omicron outbreak rages
People queue at a mobile specimen collection station for Covid-19 testing in Hong Kong's Prince Edward district on February 8, 2022, as authorities scrambled to ramp up testing capacity following a record high of new infections. Photo: AFP
News
09 February 2022
Hong Kong imposes its strictest Covid curbs to...
Hong Kong on Tuesday imposed its strictest social distancing measures yet as it struggles...
A pedestrian walks across a near-deserted Westminster Bridge in central London. Photo: (AFP)
Latest News
17 January 2022
UK points to lifting of Covid curbs
Britain's government said Sunday it hopes to lift its latest Covid restrictions for...
A health worker inoculates a woman with the CoronaVac vaccine, developed by China’s Sinovac against the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, at a vaccination centre. Photo: AFP
Latest News
05 January 2022
Weaker virus? Herd immunity? Omicron sparks...
With new versions forcing vaccine makers to re-test jabs, the virus that causes Covid-19...
Fears over the Omicron coronavirus variant have weighed on markets (AFP/Sajjad HUSSAIN)
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31 December 2021
Traders remain upbeat in face of Omicron surge
European stocks mostly rose Thursday in slow end-of-year trading overshadowed by fears...