The Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November. The WHO has listed it as a ‘variant of concern’ and said it could take several weeks to know if there are significant changes in transmissibility, severity, or implications for Covid vaccines, tests, and treatments. Australia, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain, Israel, Hong Kong, Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada are countries where the new COVID-19 variant has also been detected.

Cable News Network (CNN) reporter, Christiane Amanpour has announced that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Amanpour on Monday said the past four weeks, during which she has not appeared on CNN’s international outlets, has been “a roller coaster” for her before announcing her diagnosis.

Weeks after the #EndSARS protest that rocked the country, Africa’s economic powerhouse is now regaining its momentum despite sliding into a second economic recession in five years while promoters and supporters of the protest, as well as the government, are counting losses.

Bangladeshi doctors say they are treating what they believe to be the first girl to have the rare tree-man syndrome, weeks after announcing a groundbreaking treatment for a male victim.