KUCHING, June 23 — Cases of the highly infectious Covid-19 Omicron variants, namely the BA.2.12.1 and BA.5, have been detected in Sarawak recently, according to the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM).

SEOUL, Feb 16 — South Korea's daily Covid-19 cases surged to over 90,000, Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum said Wednesday, as the country struggles to contain the spread of the Omicron variant.

JAKARTA, Jan 3 — As the highly contagious Omicron variant might cause a rise in the number of Covid-19 patients, Indonesia has prepared 1,011 hospitals and 82,168 beds across the country, according to the Executive Office of the President of Indonesia (KSP).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The cumulative total of Covid-19 Omicron variant cases in Malaysia now stood at 13 after the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the Omicron variant in 11 new imported cases with travel history from five counties.

PHNOM PENH, Dec 15 — Cambodia has identified the first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in a local woman who had travelled from the western African country of Ghana, Xinhua reported the country's Health Ministry's press statement Tuesday midnight.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The ringgit weakened against the US dollar at the opening today as investors’ expectations on the Federal Reserve rate hike remained intact and lent some support for the dollar, said an analyst.

GENEVA, Dec 1 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Tuesday that blanket travel bans will not prevent the international spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, even as dozens of countries have already introduced such restrictions, Xinhua reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today in cautious trading as traders digested the news on the Omicron variant.

GENEVA, Nov 29 — The new Covid-19 variant Omicron poses a “very high” risk globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday.