The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is estimated to have taken over Delta as the most prevalent strain contributing to new COVID-19 infections, accounting for 58.6 percent of all strains actively circulating in the United States as of Dec. 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, as it drastically revised an earlier…
CDC Estimates 58.6 Percent of US Cases Are Omicron, Significantly Downgrades Earlier Projection
Passengers on Japan Flight With Omicron Case Onboard Are at Very Low Risk: Health Minister
Passengers on a flight that landed in Japan with an Omicron-infected traveler onboard have a very low possibility of testing positive for the new strain, the country’s health minister reportedly said, despite early data elsewhere suggesting the new variant has a higher reinfection rate compared to the likes of Delta. Data on the variant is…
South Africa Study Suggests Omicron Could Displace Delta
Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one. The study only covered a small group of people and has not been peer-reviewed, but it found that people who were infected with Omicron, especially those who…
CDC Investigates 86 Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Outbreaks
December 28, 2021
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of cruise ships under investigation with COVID-19 outbreaks has risen to 86 on Tuesday, up from 68 a day earlier. The CDC is currently investigating 38 ships, with 48 additional vessels having already undergone investigation but remaining “under observation.” Another 22 ships haven’t…
Omicron: Leaders Should Respond With Cautious Optimism, Not Fearmongering and More Restrictions
Commentary If one heeds nothing but the headlines in the legacy media, one would be certain the Omicron variant will herald nothing short of Armageddon. Bold declarations of doom abound, while myriad guest experts demand more government restrictions. In most areas, governments are obliging and restrictions on freedoms are being imposed yet again. Events are…
Dollar Rises on Fed Expectations, Omicron Worries Ease
NEW YORK—The dollar rose on Tuesday on expectations the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as early as March to counter rising inflation, while a global rally in stock markets knocked the safe-haven Japanese yen to a one-month low. The dollar index, which measures the currency against six major rivals, was 0.217 percent higher at…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 28)
Holiday travelers are facing long delays as travel disruptions ground U.S. flights, the surge of the Omicron variant is intensifying in New York, and a security expert says Representative Ilhan Omar’s bill to tackle “Islamophobia” is a threat to free speech.
COVID-19 Will Become ‘Just Another Cause of Common Cold’: UK Professor
COVID-19 will become “just another cause of the common cold” and people who test positive will have to be allowed to go about their normal lives as they would do with any other cold, a British medical professor has said. Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, told BBC Breakfast on…
Weather, Not Omicron, Taking the Biggest Bite out of Canadian Airline Schedules
December 28, 2021
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CALGARY—Canadian air travelers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19. According to airline data company Cirium, Canada’s largest airlines canceled hundreds of flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 26 of this year. Flair Airlines canceled nine percent of its scheduled flights during…
Brent Near $80 as Market Shrugs Off Omicron
LONDON—Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday, with Brent crude trading near $80 a barrel despite the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, supported by supply outages and expectations that U.S. inventories fell last week. Brent crude rose by $1.04, or 1.3 percent, to $79.64 a barrel by 1119 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…
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