US President Joe Biden calls Pfizer COVID-19 pill a 'Game Changer' as the US increases order to 20 million amid a surge in cases.

US President Joe Biden calls Pfizer COVID-19 pill a 'Game Changer'

Nepal has banned the entry of people coming from eight African countries and Hong Kong to curb the spread of the newly found Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Nepal bans entry from 8 African nations, Hong Kong over Omicron variant fears

The new Omicron variant is spreading across the globe. Nations are shutting down borders and COVID-19 restrictions are returning. WION takes you where the news goes as our correspondents track the latest Omicron variant updates across the globe.

WION Developing Story: Fears of Omicron variant looms over the world

President Joe Biden called the new omicron variant of the coronavirus a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic” and said that he was not considering any widespread US lockdown.

US President Joe Biden says Omicron variant is cause for 'concern, not panic'

Sri Lanka on Friday detected its first case of the newly found Omicron COVID-19 variant. According to reports, a Sri Lankan national who had returned from South Africa has tested positive for the virus.

First case of Omnicron COVID-19 variant detected in Sri Lanka