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Asia stocks rise as investors continue assessing omicron variant risk

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mostly higher in Wednesday trade as investors continued to assess the impact of the omicron Covid variant. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 0.34% as of its final hour of trading, paring earlier gains of more than 1%. Mainland Chinese stocks closed mixed, with the Shanghai composite slipping slightly […]

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Donald Trump Jr., Ted Cruz Mock ‘Omicron’ Variant Name, Skipping ‘Xi’

The WHO skipped two letters of the Greek alphabet to name the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Some have speculated that the letter Xi was skipped to avoid confusion with the Chinese President’s surname. The WHO reportedly said they made the decision because Xi is a common last name in China. Loading Something is loading. Right-wing […]

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As omicron variant is detected around the world, travel bans may be too late, experts say

As governments scrambled to close their borders to southern African countries as a shield against a potentially dangerous new coronavirus variant, experts warned the travel bans may be too late – with confirmed and suspected cases cropping up as far away as Asia and Australia. The variant, dubbed omicron, has a high number of mutations […]

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Omicron: The world is on high alert over new coronavirus variant

The new mutation, which is potentially more transmissible, was first discovered in South Africa and has since been detected in Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Czech Republic and Hong Kong. Israel is banning all foreigners from entering the country in response to Omicron fears, authorities announced Saturday. The ban, pending government approval, is […]

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Pfizer to Update Vaccine in 100 Days If Omicron Variant Is Resistant

Pfizer said it can update its COVID-19 vaccine if the Omicron variant is found to be resistant to its current vaccine.  The company said it can update its current vaccine within 100 days.  Pfizer expects to know within two weeks whether the variant is resistant, a spokesperson told Reuters.  Loading Something is loading. We are […]

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