Covid-19 New Variant

18 August, Jakarta. Family and friends mourn at the graveside of a Covid-19 victim at the Rorotan cemetery. Photo: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
Panorama

How a year full of vaccine promise turned into another Covid-19 nightmare

Still, as 2021 draws to a close, reasons for optimism persist. After pursuing divergent strategies for two years, the world has largely come to a consensus that the virus is here to stay and that...

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
Coronavirus chronicle

Countries where the Omicron variant has been detected

Passengers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, walk at the Haneda airport, in Tokyo, Japan June 13, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
Coronavirus chronicle

Asian and European countries, alarmed by new Covid variant, tighten curbs

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a news conference on the coronavirus pandemic in Wellington, New Zealand, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Praveen Menon/File Photo
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New Zealand PM Ardern says prepared for new Covid-19 variants

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain says new Covid-19 variant is the most significant yet found

Passersby wearing protective masks are reflected on an electronic board displaying stock prices outside a brokerage amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Stocks slip, havens rally as new Covid-19 variant spooks investors

Boys run past a mural by Senzart911, of children wearing facemasks amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at Soweto's Kliptown, South Africa, October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Coronavirus chronicle

Australia investigates new Covid-19 variant found in South Africa

Passengers queue in the departures area of Heathrow Airport after the travel ban was lifted. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

England, Israel impose travel curbs to Africa over new variant

Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Sydney faces 'scariest period' in pandemic amid Delta outbreak

'Lambda' Covid-19 strain: WHO finds new 'variant of interest' in South America
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'Lambda' Covid-19 strain: WHO finds new 'variant of interest' in South America

A specialist wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sprays disinfectant while sanitising the Rizhsky Railway Station, one of the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Moscow, Russia June 17, 2021. Moscow Division of Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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Moscow facing new aggressive coronavirus variant, mayor says

People wearing face masks cross a road amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
Coronavirus chronicle

Singapore finds Delta most prevalent among virus variants locally

The World Health Organization says pregnant women can be badly affected by some respiratory infections, and that it is not known whether mothers with Covid-19 can pass the virus to their babies during pregnancy or delivery Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Indian scientists detect new Covid strain