omicron

The United States reached a record high of daily Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. The country recorded a seven-day average of over 282,000 cases as the Omicron variant has begun to dominate in all 50 states. Johns Hopkins University's Covid-19 database...

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to grant protection against the Delta strain and may replace it, according to a new study out of South Africa, where the variant was first reported. The immunity created in the bodies of...

New coronavirus measures will be in effect in Greece starting at 6 AM Thursday, the Greek Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, announced on Wednesday. Beginning on Thursday, restaurants, bars, and cafes will close at midnight, and all music will be...

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Protection is tracking a Covid-19 outbreak across 89 different cruise ships. The CDC announced on Tuesday that it is conducting a formal investigation into the spread. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal called for...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially shortened the amount of time those who have tested positive with Covid-19 must isolate themselves. Federal health officials announced on Monday that their new recommendation is to isolate for five days...

US airlines canceled hundreds of flights for a third day in a row on Sunday, as surging Covid-19 infections due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant grounded crews. Tens of thousands of Christmas weekend travelers had to change their plans. Commercial...

United States health experts anticipate that the Omicron variant will infect 60% of Americans within the first three months of 2022. Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington expect the heavily mutated variant...

Greece cannot prevent a new Covid lockdown -- which should come sooner rather than later -- a Greek expert at the University of Thessaloniki warned on Wednesday. Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, a professor of Environmental Engineering at Aristotle University said that based on...

Health officials across Europe and the rest of the world are grappling with the incredibly rapid growth of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus on Tuesday, mulling new curbs on movement just days before Christmas. The mutation has caused travel...

Greece will offer two free coronavirus self tests to all Greeks over the holidays to help curb the spread of the virus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday. Mitsotakis decided on the measure after health officials recommended that he...