The findings are some of the earliest data on the protection against omicron outside of lab studies, which have shown reduced neutralizing activity against the omicron variant. 5:46Over the past week, there was an average of:More than 3,300 new cases of COVID-19 reported daily. Meanwhile, scientists there said there was no sign that the omicron variant was causing more severe illness. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday said that the omicron variant was growing exponentially and would overtake delta as the dominant strain within days, as she tightened self-isolation rules. In the Middle East, health officials in Jordan on Thursday reported detecting two cases of the omicron coronavirus variant.

Source: CBC News December 11, 2021 02:00 UTC