By Maria Caspani and Gabriella Borter NEW YORK – COVID-19 cases surged in New York City and across the United States over the weekend, dashing hopes for a more normal …
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– Texas’ Harris County on Monday reported its first death related to the Omicron COVID-19 variant, a man who was unvaccinated, the county health department said. It is believed to …
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NEW YORK – The Omicron variant of coronavirus accounts for 73% of U.S. coronavirus infections based on sequencing data for the week ended Dec. 18, the U.S. Centers for Disease …
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– U.S. banks have been more proactive than other industries in encouraging employees back to the office, but those plans have come under renewed scrutiny due to the rapid spread …
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– U.S. banks have been more proactive than other industries in encouraging employees back to the office, but those plans have come under renewed scrutiny due to the rapid spread …
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NEW YORK – Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said on Tuesday that the bank hadn’t seen any impact on consumer spending from the spread of the Omicron variant …
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By Deena Beasley – The Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in 77 countries since it was first identified three weeks ago, fueling concerns that its large number of mutations …
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When the World Health Order named the Omicron variant, it intentionally skipped two Greek letters from the previous delta variant. The WHO has been going alphabetically but after Mu, they …
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This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said America will soon change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ to include those people with their first round of vaccinations, plus a booster shot. Less …
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When the founder of the energy company Omicron named his company back in 1984, Rainer Aberer never thought one day his company might share a name with a variant of …
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SYDNEY – The reaction by international governments to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has pushed back the timing a travel recovery, the chief executive of Hawaiian Airlines said on Tuesday. …
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LONDON – Britain’s health minister said on Monday there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across regions of England but it is too early to …
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By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK – The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic …
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By Deena Beasley – The Omicron variant, spreading now in southern Africa and detected in over 30 other countries, has prompted fears it could significantly undermine the effectiveness of vaccines …
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By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH – Roche’s newly acquired subsidiary TIB Molbiol has developed three new test kits to help researchers detect mutations in the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, …
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By Jeff Mason and Joseph Nasr WASHINGTON/BERLIN – President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out his strategy to fight the coronavirus as the highly contagious Omicron spread across the globe …
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By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte – The Omicron variant of COVID-19 could potentially prolong some of the supply chain challenges that heightened inflationary pressures during the pandemic and central …
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– U.S. truck maker Navistar International Corp, backed by Volkswagen, said on Wednesday the Omicron variant of the coronavirus would likely slow the recovery in the global supply chain. A …
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– The latest COVID-19 variant could extend some of the supply-chain challenges and shortages that have led to higher inflation, and Federal Reserve officials will need to factor that in …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. officials ordered airlines to disclose passenger names and other information about those who have recently been in eight southern African countries and will give …
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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG – On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa’s biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples …
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-Becton Dickinson and Co said on Tuesday it was confident that its COVID-19 tests would be able to detect the new coronavirus variant Omicron. The company sells a variety of …
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AMSTERDAM – The COVID-19 Omicron variant was detected in the Netherlands before two flights arrived from South Africa last week carrying the virus, Dutch health officials said on Tuesday. At …
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PARIS -One person has tested positive for the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion and six of his contacts are being …
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By Maiya Keidan – The latest COVID-19 virus variant has sparked a wild ride in markets. Investors say the volatility probably isn’t over yet, as they look for selective opportunities …