Covid-19

One of the London underground lines will be closed for the rest of the year because of staff shortages due to Covid. A number of staff have been ill due to Covid or have gone into self-isolation, Transport for London (TfL) said.

With thousands more NSW residents expected to test positive to COVID in coming days, more than 20,000 positive cases will likely spend Christmas in isolation.

Iran reported on Wednesday four new cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, taking its overall tally of the new strain to eight. Meanwhile, Iran reported 2,103 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours,

Investing.com – U.S. stocks are seen edging higher at the open Wednesday, stabilizing after the previous session’s strong gains as concerns over the Omicron Covid variant still weigh as the year-end draws near.

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Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has said anxiety over Covid-19 is reaching such a level that one of his players was reluctant to get out of their car.An outbreak at Villa forced their match against Burnley last Saturday to be postponed at short notice,

Jordan Henderson has admitted he is concerned as to the welfare of Premier League players. The Liverpool captain was speaking days after the league had publicly stated that they planned to continue with the frantic festive fixture schedule despite a dramatic upturn in Covid cases.

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday revealed it would not push national prisoners who were sent house because of the coronavirus epidemic to return to jail once the crisis is raised. The decision means a significant setback for the department’s Office of Legal Counsel,

France has cancelled its order for Merck & Co's COVID-19 antiviral drug following disappointing trial data and hopes instead to receive Pfizer's competing drug before the end of January, the health minister said on Wednesday.

U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday, cooling off after a day-earlier rally, as worries lingered around the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its impact on global economic recovery.