The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

New strain thought to develop in sufferers at faster pace than original coronavirus

New Covid variant is highly transmissible and remains serious cause for concern this winter

The latest data shows a 38% drop over the last seven days across the UK in the numbers testing positive for coronavirus.

Health Canada added another tool to its pandemic-fighting arsenal Monday, approving Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 as the rapid spread of the Omicron variant continued to tax the country's health-care system and millions of students returned to in-person learning.

In a survey, parents were asked about the main symptoms their children were experiencing - and this is what they said

Experts on whether getting Covid is inevitable and why, despite claims of ‘mildness’, the variant is highly dangerous

After nearly two years of pandemic, 5,000 inpatients and 1,000 deaths, the staff of one of the largest hospitals in north-west England are frustrated and exhausted

Most cases of the virus are very mild in children

Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season started on Monday, requiring travellers to report their trips days before their arrival, as the Omicron variant reached more areas including Beijing.

Oil prices edged up on Monday as investors bet supply will remain tight amid restrained output by major producers with global demand unperturbed by the Omicron coronavirus variant. Brent crude futures gained 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $86.15 a barrel by 0539 GMT. Earlier in the session, the contract touched…

Omicron has breached the political, financial and technology centres of China for the first time, putting pressure on the country’s response to the more transmissible variant as it awaits the Winter Olympics starting in less than three weeks.