Omicron to ‘soon’ replace Delta as dominant global strain

The fast-spreading Omicron variant is likely to soon replace the Delta strain globally, experts in Singapore have warned, as countries after countries have reported a record surge in Covid cases. The warning comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned that the more transmissible Omicron together with the currently circulating Delta variants might lead […]

Galaxy S20 to get Android 12-based One UI 4 stable update

South Korean tech giant Samsung has confirmed that the ‘Galaxy S20’ smartphones will receive the stable update of Android 12-based One UI 4 next. The smartphone maker has been testing the Android 12-based One UI 4 beta on the Galaxy S20 series for quite some time now. However, the lineup won’t get any more beta […]

S.Korean President’s annual salary set at $202,815

The annual salary of South Korean President Moon Jae-in for 2022 was set at 240.6 million won ($202,815) as the Cabinet approved the personnel and management ministry’s pay raise plan for public servants on Tuesday. According to the plan, public servants will get a 1.4 per cent raise for their salary for 2022. Prime Minister […]

David Guetta predicts bright future for dance music

 French DJ David Guetta believes that the coming years will be the “best years for dance music in history” as clubbers return to partying following the pandemic. Guetta told the Evening Standard: “I think it is part of human nature to take things for granted after a while. “I think people were taking life they […]

Omicron fastest ‘spreader’ known to man

Omicron, the latest Coronavirus variant, is probably the fastest-spreading infectious disease known to man, medical expert and Maharashtra government’s Covid Task Force member, Shashank Joshi, said here on Thursday. It has an approximately Rt5 rapid generation time. While for Measles it is 15 days, for Omicron it is less than 5, with a doubling time […]

Premier League postpones Liverpool vs Leeds, Wolves vs Watford games

Following the rise in cases of COVID-19 in the teams, the Premier League has decided to postpone the Liverpool vs Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Watford games scheduled for Boxing Day. “Following postponement requests from Leeds United and Watford as a result of COVID-19, the Premier League Board met this morning and regrettably agreed […]

Boosters will be norm ‘every 6 months for many years’

Wearing a mask and getting booster shots of Covid “every six months” may now become the new norm for many years to come, according to an Australian pharmacist. According to Trent Twomey, National President of the Pharmacy Guild, if modelling shows that it’s best for people to get a Covid jab “every six months”, then […]

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