The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

With the country in middle of an election campaign, a war raging in Ukraine and cost of living rising, COVID-19 has dropped off the radar for some Australians. But experts say the number of daily cases and deaths is "extraordinary".

An endless stream of subvariants of Omicron has emerged in the past few months. Here's a rundown.

European officials are warning variants BA.4 and BA.5 could lead to a surge of cases across the continent in the coming months

Health experts in South Africa say the country is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control urged nations to remain ‘vigilant’

For the past week, the number of people catching coronavirus in Victoria has climbed, with a similar rise in the number of cases requiring hospital treatment. Overnight, 22 new deaths from COVID-19 were recorded.

There’s been a 33-fold reduction in the ICU rate in just six months, but the high number of cases still means more deaths

A Covishield booster following a two-dose Covaxin immunisation gave the highest antibody response, compared with a Covaxin booster following two Covishield shots, says report

North Korea's recent admission of its first domestic COVID-19 cases has surprised many outsiders and prompted speculation about how bad the outbreak is and whether it could cause a major humanitarian crisis in a country where public medical infrastructure is terrible

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of Omicron, experts say

North Korea confirmed its first ever Covid-19 death on Friday, saying fever was spreading "explosively" nationwide and tens of thousands of people were being isolated and treated after falling sick. The nuclear-armed country only reported its first Covid cases Thursday, saying it was moving into "maximum emergency epidemic prevention system"…