Analysis: Ready to pounce: Investors prepare for swings, opportunities as Omicron variant spreads
The latest COVID-19 virus variant has sparked a wild ride in markets.
Japan joins Israel in barring foreigners as Omicron worries spread
Japan said on Monday it would close its borders to foreigners, as the world’s third-largest economy joined Israel in taking the toughest measures against the new coronavirus variant Omicron, which also cast a cloud over Australia’s re-opening plans.
Philippines records first two cases of Indian coronavirus variant
The Philippines has detected its first two cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India, its health ministry said on Tuesday.
A cargo ship carrying ten Chinese sailors was infected with Another variant of Covid-19
Chinese officials did not say whether they had been infected with the coronavirus variant that is rapidly spreading in India. Medical experts in Zhejiang, a coastal province, told reporters that 11 cases of foreign-made Covid-19 infections, including 10 from India, had been confirmed in the last day from Zhoushan port, all among the ship’s 20 […]
