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Hong Kong deems travelers from the United Kingdom as a high-risk for the Omicron variant, subject to its most stringent quarantine and testing measures -- which include spending the first four days at a government camp.

The United States recorded more than 1 million Covid-19 cases on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the Omicron variant continues to spread at a blistering pace.

China has put a second city into total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid cases were discovered.

An expert has warned that vaccinating the whole world every six months is not sustainable, and cautioned against endless booster shots.

The Omicron variant is "spreading at lightning speed" in Europe and will likely become dominant in France by the start of next year, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has warned.

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has insisted he is "doing what's best" for him and will not retire after being exiled for not taking a Covid vaccine – leaving a top NBA pundit unable to contain his rage at his "stupidity".

It was once dismissed as a “conspiracy theory”. But ex-President Donald Trump has shared one of the signs Covid-19 may have come from a Wuhan lab.

Council warns that American infection rate is well above the bloc’s safe maximum

The third dose will be of the same vaccine from the two-dose regimen, according to people familiar with the plan.

Google employees in the US who opt to work from home permanently may get a pay cut. Facebook

The coronavirus cabinet late Sunday night updated the list of countries to which Israelis are not allowed to travel without special permission.

France’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the new law that makes the coronavirus ‘health pass’ mandatory for the general public, and vaccination compulsory for healthcare professionals, to be in line with the constitution.

Although cases have spiked across all age groups in Florida, a Miami Herald analysis of weekly case data revealed that the sharpest increase over the past month has occurred among kids under 12.

Few leaders seem concerned about what we might lose by being cut off from one another.

DeSantis did encourage people to get vaccinated, saying while it is not a perfect barrier against the disease the shots do provide a strong defense against getting seriously ill.

The new policy will be phased in the coming weeks and will be implemented Aug. 16. By the week of Sept. 13, the city will begin inspections and enforcement, the mayor said.

Bryan Lourd defended the Hollywood star for her lawsuit claiming Disney sacrificed the movie’s box office potential in order to grow its streaming service.

Paris has slammed the UK’s decision to maintain quarantine measures for travelers from France, arguing that it is “discriminatory,” as double-jabbed citizens across the European Union (EU) are able to forgo the requirement.

The French parliament has approved a bill to further tighten requirements for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations and health passes in response to the Delta variant. The new constraints come amid mounting protests in France.

The positive test was the latest in growing line of daily reports of athletes and others testing positive at the pandemic-delayed Olympics.