The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

LOS ANGELES — The number of weekly COVID-19 deaths reported in Los Angeles County has doubled over the last month — the first significant increase in fatalities since the winter surge.

BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection globally.

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country. The 40,226 new cases reported Wednesday marked the country’s highest daily jump in more than two months, although hospitalizations and deaths remain stable, AFP said. Baek Gyeongran,…

Biden administration urges caution as BA.5 COVID variant surges

My glorious two and a half year run of negative COVID tests came to a shuddering halt last week, after receiving a text confirming I was among the pandemic’s latest catch.

More than 160 Queensland residential aged care facilities are dealing with active COVID-19 outbreaks, with the third Omicron wave threatening to hit harder than the January peak.

NSW Health revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks to four weeks.

The coronavirus sub-variant BA.5 is rapidly spreading throughout Europe and has partly contributed to a spike in UK cases.