Tag: Omicron
Faced with the Omicron surge, simplified isolation rules to avoid paralysis
Faced with the new wave of the Omicron variant which is exploding the number of Covid-19 contaminations, more and more governments around the world are forced to lighten the rules…
Are the self-tests efficient in detecting the Omicron variant?
With the holiday season, the demand for self-tests is high. Is this less invasive and faster Covid-19 screening test still effective against Omicron? You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO]…
Covid-19: record of contaminations as the New Year approaches
Never have there been so many cases of Covid-19 in France. A few days before the New Year’s festivities, the fifth wave of the epidemic continues to swell. You will…
Omicron: the different scenarios considered by the Institut Pasteur
Using its computer models, the Institut Pasteur tries to predict the evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic. The latest concerns the impact of the severity and contagiousness of the Omicron variant…
A “national mission” recall campaign in the United Kingdom, after a first death due to Omicron
It is the “national duty” of every Briton: after having identified the very first death in Europe of the Omicron variant, the United Kingdom is working double on Monday to…
Monoclonal antibodies capable of neutralizing the Omicron variant identified
Omicron reduces the effectiveness of anti-Covid vaccines and escapes monoclonal antibodies. All ? No, American researchers have identified four types which retain their antiviral activity in the face of this…
”58.6 percent of cases in the USA are Omicron”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in the week ending December 25 in the USA, the Omicron variant accounted for 58.6 percent of Corona virus cases.…
Measures against Omicron come one after another
While restrictions are imposed on public life in France, the mask requirement is being expanded in Greece. Apple is closing its stores in New York.France has decided to tighten corona…
facing the Omicron variant, new measures expected on Monday
More than 100,000 contaminations: France crossed a new record this weekend for people affected by Covid-19. Emmanuel Macron brings together the government by videoconference for a Defense Council and then…
Omicron variant: what does the first real-life data say?
This is the question everyone is asking: will the vaccines currently available be able to protect us from the Omicron variant? First real-life data is now available. These come from…