Omicron impact

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World+Biz

With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past Covid

No justification now for keeping schools closed due to Covid: World Bank expert
World+Biz

No justification now for keeping schools closed due to Covid: World Bank expert

Though officials believe the worst may be over, it may take months to untangle the global transportation system linking factories to consumers. Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

Supply chain snarls may be here to stay, too

Supply-chain congestion may be easing, but it’s not fixed. Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Global Economy

China’s Omicron outbreak is even worse news for global supply chains

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World+Biz

Schools return amid Omicron havoc, but hopes flicker

Small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed South Africa flag and words "Omicron SARS-CoV-2" in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

South African study points to end of acute Omicron pandemic phase

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Deadly Omicron should not be called mild, warns WHO

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms

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Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19 cases surge around world, raising testing and quarantine fears

A man wears a protective mask as he walks on Wall Street during the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, New York, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files
Global Economy

Wall St Week Ahead 'Santa Claus' stocks rally? Investors look to Omicron for direction