Omicron variant

A passenger wearing a protective face mask walks past a sign indicating to keep the social distancing at Fiumicino Airport, one of the two airports in the world to obtain the 'Biosafety Trust certification' for the correct application of security measures to prevent infections, following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Rome, Italy June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Countries where the Omicron variant has been detected

Researchers worldwide are racing to understand the full impact of the new strain, and governments have banned travelers from South Africa and nearby countries on concerns omicron could evade the...

Commuters take the Woodlands Causeway to Singapore from Johor a day before Malaysia imposes a lockdown on travel due to the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore March 17, 2020. Photo :Reuters

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Singapore, Malaysia reopen land border amid worries over Omicron variant

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks after late-night passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to repair the nation's airports, roads and bridges, at the White House in Washington, DC, US November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Coronavirus chronicle

Biden told it will take two weeks to have definitive data on Omicron variant

A tent triage for suspected coronavirus patients is seen on the parking of emergency services at Maastricht University Medical Center to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Maastricht, Netherlands March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

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Thirteen cases detected in Netherlands as Omicron variant spreads

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