Omicron coronavirus

Women walk past a graffiti amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters
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28 February 2022
Indian capital ends restrictions as virus cases fall
A police checkpoint in Lanzhou, one of the locked down cities. Photo: AFP
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12 January 2022
Third China city in lockdown on anniversary of...
Residents in a third Chinese city woke up Tuesday confined to their homes as the country...
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a young Buddhist novice for a COVID-19 test. Photo: EPA
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30 December 2021
Myanmar claims to has detected four cases of...
First four cases of Omicron variant in Myanmar were confirmed by the Ministry of Health...
Stock markets in Europe had a higher, but fairly cautious, open on Thursday. Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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29 December 2021
Stock markets rise on Omicron optimism
Stock markets rose on Tuesday as investors appeared confident that the Omicron...
Visitors pose for pictures with the Christmas tree in Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, ahead of Christmas in the biblical city of Bethlehem in West Bank on December 23, 2021. Photo: AFP
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25 December 2021
World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas
Omicron's rise has heralded another pandemic-tinged Christmas for billions, with Santa's...
(File) People queue outside the Passport Issuing Office in Yangon, Myanmar, 24 March 2020. Photo: EPA
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18 December 2021
Passport Office busy as Myanmar people seek escape
Yankin Passport Office was closed for over one month due to the COVID-19 pandemic in...
Testing in China. Photo: AFP
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14 December 2021
China reports first Omicron case
China has reported its first case of the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant,...