Covid variants

EUROPE

Von der Leyen: Omicron will be dominant Covid variant in EU by mid-January

Digital Desk - Dec 15, 2021

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that Omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the 27-nation bloc by...

EUROPE

Highly transmissible Covid variant ‘poised to take hold’ in Europe

Digital Desk - Jun 10, 2021

The World Health Organisation’s Europe director has warned the highly transmissible Covid-19 variant first identified in India is “poised to take hold in the...