The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia — as it happened.

As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise across Canada, it is clear that we’re far from out of the woods with this pandemic. While much is still unknown about the Omicron variant, it seems very likely that existing vaccines will offer protection against severe cases of COVID-19, and Canada is…

Industry bodies say they face a ‘triple blow’ of staff shortages, a supply chain crunch resulting in higher costs and a sharp drop in consumer activity

It comes as rules on isolation in England, and Omicron restrictions in Scotland and Wales, are all being relaxed with Covid cases going down across the UK

Among the wide range of symptoms being linked to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, some can be easier to spot than others. Nausea and vomiting are thought to be some of the easiest to separate from the common cold

The group is behind Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports

Tickets will instead by distributed to chosen groups amid first reported locally transmitted cases of Omicron

Cases have begun to decline rapidly over the weekend and today

Downing Street has said some of the data is 'good to see' ahead of a decision on axing Plan B Covid rules in England. And today, some rules have already changed including on booster vaccines and isolation periods