Australia’s retail boom slows as Omicron spreads | Retail

Australia’s retail boom slows as Omicron spreads | Retail

[ad_1] Retail sales slide in December due to COVID surge after two months of big gains. Australian retail sales slid in December as payback for two months of spectacular gains and a further slowdown was likely this month as a surge in coronavirus cases led to a self-imposed lockdown by many consumers. Figures from the […]

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Region records 100 more COVID-19 deaths as virus spreads rapidly across state | Health Care

Region records 100 more COVID-19 deaths as virus spreads rapidly across state | Health Care

[ad_1] A total of 100 more people died from coronavirus in Northwest Indiana in a one-week period, according to data from the Indiana Department of Health.  Statistics updated Friday showed that there have been a total of 1,580 deaths in Lake County, 493 in Porter County, 319 in LaPorte County, 62 in Newton County and […]

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Vaccines for children offered as Omicron spreads through South Mississippi schools

Vaccines for children offered as Omicron spreads through South Mississippi schools

[ad_1] GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – The omicron variant of COVID has been rampant in Mississippi schools. Just last week, more than 10,000 students tested positive. That’s almost half of the yearly total for children. “We have numerous adults and children sick,” said Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriades, Director of Family Medicine at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. “It’s […]

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New Zealand adds new COVID restrictions as omicron spreads

New Zealand adds new COVID restrictions as omicron spreads

[ad_1] New Zealanders are set to face new COVID-19 restrictions after nine cases of the omicron variant were detected in a single family that flew to Auckland for a wedding earlier this month ByThe Associated Press January 23, 2022, 2:02 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WELLINGTON, New Zealand […]

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Rio de Janeiro delays Carnival parades as omicron spreads in Brazil : NPR

Rio de Janeiro delays Carnival parades as omicron spreads in Brazil : NPR

[ad_1] A performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2020. The 2022 Carnival festivities in Rio will be held in late April rather than the final weekend of February, as the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil spikes and the omicron variant […]

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Chinese cities on high COVID-19 alert as Lunar New Year travel season starts; Omicron spreads

Chinese cities on high COVID-19 alert as Lunar New Year travel season starts; Omicron spreads

[ad_1] People line up during the fifth round of nucleic acid testing at a residential compound following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Anyang, Henan province, China January 15, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert […]

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US Surgeon General warns 'next few weeks will be tough' as Omicron spreads

US Surgeon General warns ‘next few weeks will be tough’ as Omicron spreads

[ad_1] US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned Sunday that the “next few weeks will be tough” as COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant continue to surge. Murthy said that the country is still pushing around 800,000 new cases per day, though some regions, such as New York, have begun to see a plateau in […]

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