The chancellor has blamed IT systems for not being able to raise UK benefits 12:48 Fri, 13 May

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The chancellor has blamed IT systems for not being able to raise UK benefits 12:48 Fri, 13 May
A Russian battalion was wiped out trying to cross a river in Ukraine, according to UK intelligence 12:48 Fri, 13 May
Calling someone bald at work is sex-based harassment, a British employment tribunal has ruled 12:48 Fri, 13 May
Plants have been successfully grown on lunar soil for the first time 12:47 Fri, 13 May
A Russian soldier has been put on trial in the first war crimes case since the Ukraine invasion 12:47 Fri, 13 May
More than half a million people in England are waiting for adult social care assessments, a new report has found 12:47 Fri, 13 May

Coronavirus Variants

Unvaccinated North Korea reports omicron outbreak, raising fears of new variants Ars Technica22:22North Korea Omicron Variant Coronavirus Vaccine

N. Korea publicly acknowledges first COVID-19 outbreak The Hankyoreh09:13North Korea Omicron Variant Coronavirus Vaccine

Covid alert The News International01:54Pakistan Omicron Variant Pakistan Coronavirus

Pakistan to reinstate pandemic response body Gulf News16:45Pakistan Omicron Variant Pakistan Coronavirus

CEPI consortium to develop 'variant-proof' Covid vaccine LabOnline15:08Bharat Biotech Coronavirus Vaccine Australia

CEPI to provide up to $19.3 m to Bharat Biotech, others for development of ‘variant-proof’ Covid vaccine The Financial Express03:40Bharat Biotech Coronavirus Vaccine Australia

Most infectious Covid strain yet eyed in 3/4 of NY area cases; breakthrough rates rise NBC New York19:05BA.2 Omicron Variant US Coronavirus

New Omicron sub-variants driving South Africa surge The Irish Independent02:38BA.2 Omicron Variant US Coronavirus

Newer COVID-19 variants less likely to cause loss of smell, taste UPI17:50Omicron Variant Pandemic

Study: Smell, taste loss less likely with newer Covid variants NewsMax13:36Omicron Variant Pandemic

Covid-19: New Zealand reports first case of Omicron BA.5 Khaleej Times07:58New Zealand Omicron Variant South Pacific

NZ logs 1st BA.5 variant case The Manila Times17:51New Zealand Omicron Variant South Pacific

Study estimates effectiveness of 2-dose and 3-dose mRNA vaccination against Omicron News-Medical.Net06:19Coronavirus Vaccine Omicron Variant Pfizer Vaccine

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 third dose against Omicron-associated severe disease News-Medical.Net09:34Coronavirus Vaccine Omicron Variant Pfizer Vaccine

Long COVID-19 less likely from omicron among fully vaccinated Daily Sabah12:24Omicron Variant Long Covid UK Coronavirus

Long Covid risk appears worse after Delta than Omicron, researchers say Toronto Star13:47Omicron Variant Long Covid UK Coronavirus

Mysterious spike in N.B. deaths in 2021 not due to Covid, health minister says CBC.ca11:50Delta Variant Canada Coronavirus Canada

New Omicron variant entered Pakistan from Qatar SAMAA16:25Delta Variant Canada Coronavirus Canada

Mn COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, but critical cases haven’t followed Twin Cities Pioneer Press22:50US Coronavirus Omicron Variant US Health

Eric Topol: Covid vaccines need to be evolving much faster Twin Cities Pioneer Press12:34US Coronavirus Omicron Variant US Health

Latest News

In the last 5 minutes

Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Protection Against Omicron Fades Just Weeks After Second And Third Doses, Study Finds Forbes16:00

In the last 2 hours

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In the last 4 hours

CHP investigates additional SARS-CoV-2 virus cases by nucleic acid tests and rapid antigen tests as well as nine… The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Press Release)13:12

Omicron BA.2 dominate strain in travellers to Sindh Geo.tv12:30

Danish farmers turn their backs on mink after Covid mutation cull The Guardian12:13

In the last 6 hours

Mysterious spike in N.B. deaths in 2021 not due to COVID, health minister says CBC.ca11:50

Development of a novel surface plasmon resonance-based assay to determine kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 spike – human ACE2… News-Medical.Net11:42

IAF strikes target with extended-range BrahMos missile IHS Jane's10:09

In the last 8 hours

DOH: New variants may raise NCR hospital admissions ABS-CBNnews.com09:34

N. Korea publicly acknowledges first COVID-19 outbreak The Hankyoreh09:13

Earlier today

Meeting reviews steps to be taken against Omicron sub-variant The Express Tribune06:35

Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 confirmed for 1st time in Japan at airport quarantine The Mainichi04:47

North Korea's Kim Orders Lockdown as First COVID-19 Outbreak Is Confirmed Voice of America01:08

North Korea reports first COVID deaths, 350,000 sick with fever of 'unidentified origin' ABC Online00:51

COVID variant overtakes its predecessors Salon.com00:37

Yesterday

Unvaccinated North Korea reports omicron outbreak, raising fears of new variants Ars Technica22:22 12-May-22

COVID-19 Scan for May 12, 2022 Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy21:04 12-May-22

Dr Rahul Pandit: ‘Covid cases will increase but not so much that it will be a wave’ Indian Express21:01 12-May-22

Beijing’s COVID failure won’t stop the relentless rise of China The Sydney Morning Herald20:40 12-May-22

Coronavirus rapid tests may be less effective for new variants Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health19:48 12-May-22

Africa faces COVID-19 upsurge due to variant, relaxed measures News Diary Online18:20 12-May-22

Africa faces COVID-19 surge driven by variant, eased health measures CGTN17:46 12-May-22

Five things we’ve learned about the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance17:37 12-May-22

Covid-19: Sa records 8920 cases and 8 deaths – 23,1% positivity The South African17:21 12-May-22

North Korea Confirms Omicron Case, Raising Fears of a COVID Catastrophe The Diplomat16:41 12-May-22

State of emergency North Korea admits it has an outbreak of covid-19 The Economist16:31 12-May-22

Study projects the COVID-19 burden caused by Omicron infections in mainland China should the zero-COVID policy be lifted News-Medical.Net15:40 12-May-22

Delta- and Omicron BA.1-variant specificity of B cell repertoires established by an initial Wuhan strain infection News-Medical.Net15:09 12-May-22

CHP investigates additional SARS-CoV-2 virus cases by nucleic acid tests and rapid antigen tests as well as six… The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Press Release)14:36 12-May-22

Africa faces COVID-19 upsurge driven by variant and eased health measures: WHO SHINE13:46 12-May-22

Southern Africa Covid Cases Jump 32% as Sublineages Spread BNN Bloomberg13:31 12-May-22

Forest health in the time of a pandemic: how genomic biosurveillance discovered a new hybrid pathogen variant Nature Research Ecology & Evolution Community12:36 12-May-22

N.Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown in "gravest emergency" Reuters11:11 12-May-22

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 87 samples – NCIPD The Sofia Globe09:48 12-May-22

Japanese researcher suggests ties between omicron variant and severe hepatitis in children The Japan Times09:47 12-May-22

COVID Cases Tripple In Los Angeles Schools; New Variant Dominates. Patch08:36 12-May-22

North Korea reportedly confirms first case of omicron variant of COVID-19 Akipress07:34 12-May-22

Covid numbers falling - but Bolton prepared to deal with new variant outbreak The Bolton News07:29 12-May-22

Two covid symptoms you should 'take seriously' amid new variant warning Liverpool Echo07:09 12-May-22

KDCA finds why Omicron spreads faster than other variants Korea Biomedical Review07:08 12-May-22

Covid leads to 25 per cent jump in health insurance premiums The New Indian Express06:24 12-May-22

Study estimates effectiveness of 2-dose and 3-dose mRNA vaccination against Omicron News-Medical.Net06:19 12-May-22

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron escapes immune response due to high ACE2 affinity and low antibody specificity News-Medical.Net05:49 12-May-22

North Korea reports first Covid-19 outbreak, orders lockdown Radio New Zealand05:47 12-May-22

N. Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak with Omicron case, orders lockdown Asahi Shimbun05:37 12-May-22

Expert warns of two new Covid variant symptoms having an effect 'close to the brain' North Wales Live05:24 12-May-22

North Korea reports first case of Covid-19 Omicron variant South Korea News05:20 12-May-22

N.Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak, orders lockdown Jerusalem Post05:06 12-May-22

Covid: N.Korea reports first outbreak The Telegraph, Calcutta04:45 12-May-22

North Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak, orders lockdown in ‘gravest emergency’ The Globe and Mail04:19 12-May-22

N.Korea Reports First COVID-19 Outbreak, Orders Lockdown In "gravest Emergency" IBTimes (US)04:18 12-May-22

Peru: Minsa Reports 23 Subvariants From Omicron teleSUR04:15 12-May-22

North Korea declares first Omicron Covid-19 contagion La Prensa Latina04:09 12-May-22

North Korea confirms first-ever Covid infection Deutsche Welle03:42 12-May-22

North Korea Reports First Covid Outbreak with Omicron Case, Kim Orders Lockdown News18.com02:57 12-May-22

North Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak with Omicron case, orders lockdown FX Empire02:53 12-May-22

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak since pandemic began Al Jazeera02:26 12-May-22

N. Korea confirms first case of omicron variant of COVID-19: state media The Korea Herald01:44 12-May-22

North Korea officially reports first COVID-19 outbreak Reuters01:20 12-May-22

World complacent on Covid, warns Gordon Brown BBC00:47 12-May-22

WHO says omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants have spread to over a dozen countries CNBC00:04 12-May-22

Unique binding property may explain the ability of delta variant to spread more rapidly News-Medical.Net00:02 12-May-22

In the last 7 days

Fresh wave of COVID hits Southern Nevada Las Vegas Review-Journal22:57 11-May-22

A Troubling Trend Harvard Medical School22:44 11-May-22

What covid symptom you should look out for as two omicron sub variants reported in UK Glasgow Live21:23 11-May-22

COVID-19 Scan for May 11, 2022 Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy20:49 11-May-22

Unique binding of Delta variant may explain high transmissibility National Institutes of Health20:30 11-May-22

Sharing LGBTQ Identity A Fireable Offense, Mississippi High School Warned Teacher Mississippi Free Press19:19 11-May-22

What Is the BA.2.12.1 Omicron Subvariant? Prevention.com19:14 11-May-22

The Irish Times view on China’s zero Covid policy: a strategy under strain The Irish Times18:39 11-May-22

COVID-19 Delta Variant Could Re-emerge – Concludes Study of SARS-CoV2 Virus Variants in Sewage Health Policy Watch17:55 11-May-22

Newer COVID-19 variants less likely to cause loss of smell, taste UPI17:50 11-May-22

Smell, Taste Loss Less Likely With Newer COVID Variants WebMD17:06 11-May-22

A TMPRSS2 inhibitor acts as a pan-SARS-CoV-2 prophylactic and therapeutic Nature.com16:38 11-May-22

Simon Coveney: Liz Truss' protocol comments put EU-UK relations under more strain Irish Examiner16:27 11-May-22

GT Investigates: US epidemic incompetence creates 200,000 'COVID orphans' with 75% of American children infected Global Times16:11 11-May-22

Ten Lifestyle Group posts another loss as concierge firm maintains staff expansion despite Omicron variant hitting trade This is Money15:59 11-May-22

Less than a third of Americans are still worried about Covid-19, Gallup poll finds Mail Online15:58 11-May-22

Is it really time to ditch the mask? British Medical Journal15:34 11-May-22

CEPI consortium to develop 'variant-proof' COVID vaccine LabOnline15:08 11-May-22

Former Health Minister off the hook for Covid oxygen crisis The Brazilian Report15:03 11-May-22

China experiencing 'deja vu' effect in COVID-19 pandemic Anadolu Agency14:48 11-May-22

China risks 1.6 mn deaths if 'Covid Zero' is abandoned: Shanghai univ study The Business Standard14:27 11-May-22

Effectiveness of COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant News-Medical.Net14:21 11-May-22

Brazil-UK team played vital role in COVID-19 response Imperial College London14:14 11-May-22

Study: Smell, Taste Loss Less Likely With Newer COVID Variants NewsMax13:36 11-May-22

National Omicron Outbreak Could Kill Over 1.5 Million in China: Study Sixth Tone13:08 11-May-22

The little-known Covid symptom affecting one in five people with Omicron variant Manchester Evening News12:45 11-May-22

Smell, Taste Loss Less Likely With Newer COVID Variants: Study HealthDay12:43 11-May-22

Eric Topol: Covid vaccines need to be evolving much faster Twin Cities Pioneer Press12:34 11-May-22

COVID-19 Cases In California Remain Low Despite Upticks in Some Variant Cases in the Past Few Weeks California Globe11:50 11-May-22

Preventable by Devi Sridhar review – a resolutely global view of Covid The Guardian11:00 11-May-22

More BA.2 subvariant cases in Uruguay, but fewer deaths Mercopress10:35 11-May-22

S. Korea reports 5 more cases of BA.2.12.1 COVID-19 subvariant in travelers from US The Hankyoreh09:29 11-May-22

Ten Lifestyle posts loss due to higher costs and Omicron City AM09:26 11-May-22

Spire Healthcare maintains guidance despite Omicron impact London South East08:35 11-May-22

China faces 'tsunami ' of 1.6 million deaths from omicron variant if Zero-COVID policy dropped: study MarketWatch08:10 11-May-22

Possible rise in COVID cases expected 2 weeks after elections: expert ABS-CBNnews.com07:41 11-May-22

French central bank sees 0.2% second quarter growth Yahoo! UK & Ireland06:58 11-May-22

New corona variant The Express Tribune05:54 11-May-22

Transmission of Covid variant from mother to baby rare: KU study Dawn05:15 11-May-22

More Cases of Omicron Subvariant Found in Korea The Chosun Ilbo04:54 11-May-22

Govt advises vigilance in view of new Covid variant Dawn04:35 11-May-22

CEPI to provide up to $19.3 m to Bharat Biotech, others for development of ‘variant-proof’ Covid vaccine The Financial Express03:40 11-May-22

Study investigates antibody-mediated response against different SARS-CoV-2 variants News-Medical.Net03:39 11-May-22

Whole-genome sequencing being done on samples from people returning from India The Kathmandu Post03:20 11-May-22

COVID pandemic delays place strain on those ready for permanent housing CBS Austin02:10 11-May-22

Covid alert The News International01:54 11-May-22

CEPI partners BB consortium to develop variant-proof Covid vax The Times of India01:43 11-May-22

China Risks 1.6 Million Deaths in Virus ‘Tsunami’ If Covid Zero Is Abandoned BNN Bloomberg01:13 11-May-22

Hopes for 'variant-proof' COVID-19 vaccine The Canberra Times01:06 11-May-22

UCLouvain discovery could counter SARS-CoV-2 virus independently of the mutations News-Medical.Net00:05 11-May-22

Problems Persist The Nation23:47 10-May-22

Mn Covid-19 hospitalizations rise, but critical cases haven’t followed Twin Cities Pioneer Press22:50 10-May-22

Maria Bartiromo is spreading a “midterm variant” conspiracy theory she got from a Republican Senate candidate Media Matters for America22:38 10-May-22

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