
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries, and COVID-19 cases involving the variant are doubling every 1.5 to 3 days in places with community transmission and not just infections acquired abroad, the World Health Organization said Saturday. Omicron’s “substantial growth advantage” over the Delta variant ...

The new highly transmissible omicron coronavirus variant has been found in at least 10 new American states, a sign that the virus is spreading fast throughout the country. Omicron has been found in the states of Maryland, Utah, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Minnesota, California, Hawaii and Nebraska, reports said ...