South Africans have queued up on Thursday outside the Saint George's Cathedral in Cape Town as Archbishop Desmond Tutu's body arrives for the funeral.

A queue outside Saint George's Cathedral as Archbishop Desmond Tutu's body arrives for the funeral

Israel approves the 4th COVID jab as a booster dose amid rapidly rising COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant.

Israel approves 4th COVID dose as a booster against Omicron wave

With cases ballooning due to the omicron variant, England is resorting to building temporary hospitals to cope with the rising cases.

England is building temporary hospitals to cope with the rising COVID-19 cases fueled by Omicron

Amid the rising fear of the coronavirus new variant, the Sundance film festival has decided to offer covid-19 booster shots to eligible in-person attendees. Following the latest update on festival mandate requiring all participants in screenings and official events to show proof of vaccination shots, plus a booster shot and now the organisers is putting resources into offering boosters on the ground in Park City, Utah, as per Variety.

Sundance Film Festival to offer vaccine booster shots amid Omicron surge

Greece is bringing forward Covid measures initially intended to go in effect in early January and introducing restrictions on hospitality sector from Thursday. The measures have been advanced in light of surge in infections.

Greece advances Omicron restrictions initially meant for January

Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University, Mehul Suthar spoke to WION on the growing threat of Omicron variant across the globe. He also spoke on the symptoms that help one to identify the variant and how to keep safe from it.

Mehul Suthar, Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University speaks on looming Omicron variant threat

Hospital admissions across Italy are surgings once again as daily coronavirus infections are hitting new highs due to the Omicron variant. Medical director of Rome's Casalpalocco Covid hospital told AFP that the situation has been serious for about a month.

Italy: Covid hits new high, hospitals under strain

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to broaden eligibility for coronavirus vaccine booster doses Monday, allowing 12- to 15-year-olds to receive third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine, according to people familiar with the agency’s deliberations.

FDA plans to allow 12- to 15-year-olds to receive Pfizer boosters

Australia sought to relieve pressure on overrun COVID-19 testing facilities on Thursday (December 30) by narrowing its definition of close contacts of infected people and relaxing requirements for tests, as daily cases topped 20,000 for the first time in the pandemic.

Australia relaxes testing rules amid Omicron surge

In the previous 24 hours, India has reported 13,154 new COVID-19 cases; the Omicron case count has risen to 961, with 263 instances in Delhi and 252 in Maharashtra.

COVID-19: India reports 13,154 new cases in last 24 hours; Omicron tally rises to 961

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Europe. Germany's Health Minister has issued a stark warning saying that the current restrictions in place will not be enough to stop a new COVID wave.

Germany imposes fresh COVID-19 restrictions amid a surge in cases due to Omicron

The United Kingdom has hit another record high for daily COVID cases, with over 180,000 reported in the last 24 hours, but there is growing frustration.

Makeshift hospitals to be set up in the UK amid record-high COVID-19 cases due to Omicron

Amid rise in Omicron cases in the country, India's eastern state of West Bengal on Thursday announced that it is temporarily suspending all direct flights from the UK to Kolkata from January 3, 2022.

Indian state of West Bengal temporarily suspends flights from UK amid rise in Omicron cases

US top medical chief Anthony Fauci has predicted that Omicron cases are likely to peak by January-end. In response to a question about when Covid cases would peak in America, President Joe Biden’s top medical advisor Fauci told CNBC on Wednesday, “I would imagine, given the size of our country and the diversity of vaccination versus not vaccination, that it likely will be more than a couple of weeks, probably by the end of January, I would think.

US Omicron cases could peak by January-end, says top medical chief Fauci

Top health officials believe that although omicron infections produce milder illness but they warn the ongoing spread of delta and the rapid proliferation of Omicron could cause what they call a tsunami of infections which could overwhelm health care systems.

Covid News: Delta and Omicron variants can create 'Tsunami of Cases'

Queues outside test centers expand as the UK hits another record high for daily COVID19 cases

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the European continent, countries have been forced to reimpose restrictions as Omicron threatens the new year celebrations.

European countries reimpose COVID-19 curbs as Omicron threatens the new year celebration

Queues outside test centers expand as the UK hits another record high for daily COVID cases

Amid a rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases globally, there are calls to ramp up the vaccination process. Also, experts around the world are urging people to get booster shots if they are eligible.

COVID-19: Johnson & Johnson's booster shot effective against severe disease from Omicron, study finds

Amid rise in coronavirus cases in the country, India's health ministry said since December 26 there has been a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. "Overall, 22 states have shown more positivity cases spread," health ministry spokesman Luv Aggarwal said, adding, "Kerala and Maharashtra have over 10,000 active cases.

'961 Omicron cases': COVID-19 cases have risen since December 26, says India's health ministry

Germany's Health Minister: Current restrictions not enough to stop a new COVID-19 wave

Germany's Health Minister issues a stark warning against rising COVID-19 cases amid Omicron threat

Scientists have moved quickly since the World Health Organization designated omicron a variant of concern in late November. Observations arrive in rapid succession, often posted straight to social media without peer review or the caveats and uncertainties that would be noted in published papers.

Omicron: What it takes to understand a variant

India records a 40% surge in COVID-19 cases within 24 hours with 13,154 new cases, amid Omicron spread.

India logs 13,154 new COVID-19 cases within 24 hours amid Omicron spread

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