New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.4 variant
New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.4 variant at the border amid 12,699 community cases during last weekend, said the Ministry of Health. A person who has traveled from overseas to New Zealand has been….
Risk of serious clots up to 6 months after Covid: Study
People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after the infection, even in mild cases, according to a study…
Shanghai lockdown deepens after surge in COVID cases
The major Chinese financial centre of Shanghai extended restrictions on transportation on Tuesday after a day of intensive city-wide testing saw new COVID-19 cases surge to more than 13,000…
Omicron subvariant infections on rise in US
The BA.2 variant accounted for about 34.9 per cent of new Covid-19 infections in the country in the week ending March 19, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).