Covid-19 infections continued to soar far above previous peaks across the U.S., as students returned to classrooms while some workers remained home after contracting or being exposed to the virus.
Children are hospitalized with Covid at record numbers
Some younger patients are found to be Covid-positive through routine screening, but a worrisome number are experiencing severe complications of the coronavirus, doctors say.
The number of children hospitalized with Covid-19 is soaring nationwide, especially as the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads across the country.
U.S. reports over 1 million new daily Covid cases as omicron surges
The U.S. reported a record number of new Covid cases on Monday, with over 1 million new infections.
A total of 1,082,549 new coronavirus cases were reported Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the highly infectious omicron variant continues to spread throughout the country and beyond.
The U.S. also has the highest seven-day average of new cases in the world, according to Johns Hopkins rankings.
France detects new COVID-19 variant 'IHU', more infectious than Omicron: All we know about it
The new variant — B.1.640.2 — which has been detected in 12 patients near Marseille, contains 46 mutations, making it more resistant to vaccines and infectious
Even as the world battles the uptick in COVID-19 cases owing to the Omicron variant, scientists in France have found another variant.
The discovery of the variant, dubbed B.1.640.2, was announced in a paper posted on medRxiv.
Called IHU, as of now, the strain was discovered by academics based at the IHU Mediterranee Infection on 10 December.
Wed, 5 January 2022, 4:00 AM President Joe Biden announced Tuesday a doubling of US government purchases of new Pfizer therapeutic pills designed to combat the worst effects of Covid-19.
At a meeting with his White House pandemic response team, Biden said the new order will take the stockpile to 20 million from 10 million pills.
"These pills are going to dramatically decrease hospitalizations and deaths," he said. "We already placed the largest order in the world. Now I'm doubling that order."
The FDA regulatory body granted emergency use authorization on December 22 for Pfizer's Paxlovid tablets.
The initial government purchase of 10 million antiviral treatments, which are aimed at those facing a high-risk from Covid-19, cost $5.3 billion.
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Sudah ada pil ubat Covid tahun 2021. Ini ialah pil untuk Covid yang US beli. US tahu bukan semua mahu dicucuk jarum berkali kali untuk dapatkan Booster dose. Oleh itu, US beli pil ubat Covid yang banyak ini.
Covid Level in Singapore 'Unknown,' U.S. CDC Warns in Travel Notice
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reclassified its Covid-19 travel advisory for Singapore, guiding Americans to avoid travel to the Southeast Asian nation because the level of the disease there is “unknown.”
“Because the current situation in Singapore is unknown, even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants,” the CDC said in its advisory.
Singapore’s COVID-19 weekly infection growth rate back above 1 for first time since Nov 12
SINGAPORE: The weekly growth rate of COVID-19 infections in Singapore went above 1 on Tuesday (Jan 4) for the first time since Nov 12, 2021, data from the Ministry of Health's (MOH) website showed.
The weekly infection growth rate refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before. Authorities have described the statistic as one of the key indicators that can be used to assess risk levels when calibrating COVID-19 measures.
After Omicron, new Covid-19 variant IHU raises fresh spectre of pandemic concerns
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): The emergence of IHU — a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the Covid-19 pandemic — appears to have raised fresh pandemic concerns after the variant emerged in France recently, news.com.au reported on Wednesday (Jan 5).
It was reported that IHU was first detected in France last month, but is now making international headlines after catching the attention of global experts.
Now just sit back relax and wait. Clear blue skies ahead, it's inevitable! :) Let's see when Omicron cases will peak and go down, then panic buy... Hahaha https://youtu.be/Zk_t4qTfAfw
Singapore may have no choice but to tighten measures if COVID-19 spread amplified by 'unnecessary' risks: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: Singapore may have no choice but to tighten measures if COVID-19 transmission is amplified by "unnecessary" risks and the healthcare system is overwhelmed, said multi-ministry task force co-chair Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (Jan 5).
Speaking at a COVID-19 multi-ministry task force news conference, Mr Wong stressed the importance of Singaporeans adhering to safe management measures amid an expected rise in cases due to the Omicron variant.
What we know so far about IHU COVID-19 variant symptoms
Scientists and experts in France are keeping their eyes on the new IHU COVID-19 variant that has emerged in recent days.
The new variant — called the IHU variant because it was found by academics at the institute IHU Mediterranee Infection — has been linked to 12 cases near Marseilles, France, according to Business Insider.
The variant — with the scientific name B.1.640.2 — reportedly has 46 mutations in an “atypical combination,” according to researchers.
Omicron alert: Doctor says next two weeks crucial. Here's why
Omicron wave in South Africa, UK, Denmark has seen a sudden surge followed by a quick dip, based on which experts are estimating that India's peak will arrive in the next four weeks.
Covid in Hong Kong: Here’s a list of everything that will be shut down starting tomorrow
Hong Kong will be re-imposing strict Covid-19 measures from Friday as the city is bracing for the spread of the highly infectious omicron outbreak.
“We are facing a very dire situation of a major community outbreak any time, and that’s why we have to take very decisive measures,” Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Wednesday.
Hong Kong recorded 38 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, and has 12,708 confirmed cases so far, according to a government website.
IHU: New Covid variant with 46 mutations worries experts in France
So far, 12 people have been infected with the new variant
While the world is grappling with the highly infectious Omicron, strain of Covid, scientists in France have identified a potentially worrying new variant, which has 46 mutations.
Thailand raises Covid-19 alert level due to Omicron spread
BANGKOK: Thailand on Thursday raised its Covid-19 alert level following rising infections driven by the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a senior health official said.
The change, from level three to four, sets a pretext for possible measures that could follow, such as closing high-risk areas and placing restrictions on domestic travel or public gatherings.
Posted by Sharefisher > Jan 6, 2022 2:29 PM | Report Abuse
Relax lah.... Let MG123 to post also lah... He is cari makan only... 50 cents per post as I was told. Be selective to read... Let naysayers cari makan also.....
Wahhhhh. I mahu post untuk cari makan. I boleh satu hari post 100 posts. Where is the LINK to become a cyber trooper???
The thing about omicron is that it is less deadly than the previous strains. If u look at uk death cases, it's pretty flat while cases are soaring like crazy. So it's like a normal flu. We are slowly transitioning to endemic phase. I m just hoping for an unnecessary panic so i can collect cheap haha.
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