Omicron

3 Nigeria returnees among 7 Omicron cases found in India

Seven persons, including a non-resident Indian (NRI) woman and her two daughters from Nigeria, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus...

WHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as variant spreads to 38 countries

The World Health Organisation said on Friday the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in 38 countries around the world....

Inequality Against Africa Will Hinder Fight Against COVID — FG 

  Nigeria has warned that lack of vaccination by developing countries will provide a fertile ground for the Covid-19 virus to mutate, thus...

Omicron: Canada slams travel ban on Nigeria, 9 other African countries

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a bid to curtail the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Canadian authorities have issued a...

Breaking: Nigeria confirms two cases of Omicron variant

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant of...

Omicron: Living With COVID-19 by Reuben Abati

  The world’s greatest fear about the coronavirus pandemic was confirmed last week with the discovery of a new mutation of the virus,...

New Omicron Covid variant: Why locking away Africa when virus is already on three continents — Vaccine expert

  Outraged by the banning of Africa over the new Omicron variant first discovered in South Africa, an African Union vaccine expert and...