‘Covid is not going to go away’: Australia will require public health measures for foreseeable future, say experts | Omicron variant

‘Covid is not going to go away’: Australia will require public health measures for foreseeable future, say experts | Omicron variant

In May 2021, Australia’s chief medical officer, Prof Paul Kelly, described how Covid vaccines were our “ticket out of the pandemic”. Vaccination, he said, would give Australians “a life with more certainty”. More than one year later, Australia’s Covid-19 vaccination rate is among the highest in the world. Yet daily deaths from the virus remain

GM, Waymo pull out of CES 2022 over omicron variant concerns

GM, Waymo pull out of CES 2022 over omicron variant concerns

Standard Motors and Waymo are the newest businesses to cancel CES options more than COVID-19-linked considerations. GM CEO Mary Barra had been scheduled to give a keynote speech at the yearly conference on Jan. 5, throughout which the business would have shown its electric Silverado pickup for the first time. Barra will nonetheless make the

Omicron still threat to NHS despite ‘good news’, says health chief | Omicron variant

Omicron still threat to NHS despite ‘good news’, says health chief | Omicron variant

Evidence the Omicron variant is less severe than originally feared does not remove the threat to the NHS this winter, a health service leader has warned. Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents hospitals and other NHS trusts, said two studies showing that people infected with Omicron were at less risk of

UK confirms first two cases of omicron Covid-19 variant, report agencies

UK confirms first two cases of omicron Covid-19 variant, report agencies

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Breaking: Centre writes to states/UTs warning against B.1.1529 Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa, other nations

Breaking: Centre writes to states/UTs warning against B.1.1529 Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa, other nations

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Today’s news headlines: Thousands hit by property tax trap; and concern over new Covid variant as cases hit ten-month high

Today’s news headlines: Thousands hit by property tax trap; and concern over new Covid variant as cases hit ten-month high

Unveiled: the serious winners and losers in property tax shake-up Tens of 1000’s of homeowners are caught in a ‘property tax trap’ that will see them encounter even more substantial costs following Profits revaluations. An evaluation of Income figures by the Irish Independent reveals just in which the amplified tax charges are most very likely