World prepares up for Christmas and new year's many nations have imposed new imposed new restrictions to slow down the spread of the omicron variant.

Celebration begin at the Church of the Nativity

The Governors Awards -- an annual gala where honorary Oscars are handed out -- became the latest glitzy Hollywood event postponed Wednesday, as fears grow of a surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the Omicron variant.

Honorary Oscars gala delayed as Hollywood braces for Omicron

Amid a rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide, countries are contemplating strict measures to curb the spread and so as Australia as some states are re-instating rules.

COVID-19: Amid Omicron threat, Australian states reinstate curbs as cases rise

The omicron variant has turned a season of joy into one of weariness and resentment amid a new coronavirus surge. With days to go before Christmas, Americans are sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Omicron is just beginning and Americans are already tired

Japan reported on Wednesday its first instance of community spread infection from the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Health minister Shigeyuki Goto said three infections of the Omicron variant in the prefecture of Osaka were a cases of community transfer because the infection route was not clear.

Japan reports first case of community spread of Omicron

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continue to wreak havoc across the world after the emergence of new variants, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday (December 20) opined about taking strict measures to end it.

'We must end Covid pandemic in 2022': WHO chief's stern warning, urges world to pull together

United States has reported its first death due to Omicron variant of COVID-19, health officials said. The deceased is a man in his 50s from Texas and was reportedly unvaccinated.

US reports first death due to Omicron variant—an unvaccinated man in his 50s

As the Omicron variant spreads across the world, experts are warning people to stay indoors rather than travelling during the Christmas festival. Adding to these warnings, Anthony Fauci has also warned against that Christmas travelling can spread the virus more severely.

Christmas travel can lead to doubling of Omicron cases: Fauci

A growing body of preliminary research suggests the COVID vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense against becoming infected by the highly contagious omicron variant.

Most of the world's vaccines likely won't prevent infection from Omicron

The new Omicron variant is spreading rapidly around the world and there is a chance that the same might happen in India, the government's Covid task force chief warned.

Studying UK's Omicron trend, experts warn India could see 1.4 million daily Covid cases

France has banned non-essential travel to and from UK, which has been reporting a spike in Covid cases ever since it reported the first case of the Omicron variant.

France tightens curbs for UK travellers amid Omicron surge

New Zealand has reported the first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) as the authorities informed on Thursday (December 16). The case has been detected at a state-run isolation facility in Christchurch in a person, who came to New Zealand from Germany via Dubai.

COVID-19: First Omicron case detected in New Zealand; infected person arrived in country from Germany

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