Registered infections up 37% since previous week and now stand at 6.55 million globally, the highest figures since the UN health agency declared a pandemic in March 2020

Almost 3,000 new cases seen for 2nd straight day, but serious cases stay same; milder but fast-spreading Omicron reportedly prompting Health Ministry to weigh seeking herd immunity

Israelis no longer need special permission to fly to much of Africa, Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Germany, and the Scandinavian nations; 600 new Omicron cases confirmed

Over 600 new cases of strain confirmed; eight patients with variant hospitalized, including 2 unvaccinated in serious condition; PM: Pfizer treatment pill due to arrive Wednesday

Even though it's facing much smaller outbreak compared with global virus hotspots, China has not relaxed its 'zero COVID' strategy, imposing stay-at-home orders in many areas

Fully vaccinated individuals exposed to all COVID carriers, including Omicron, will be allowed out of isolation following a negative PCR test

With traditional public health campaigns unheeded, an unconventional group joins effort against fear, mistrust, complacency, inconvenience and the presence of bigger worries

Bnei Brak mayor says city 'going on the offensive' to get shots into people's arms; officials deploying mobile vaccination units to Haredi areas while fighting misinformation

In radio interviews from quarantine, Bennett says Israel will not automatically reject a nuclear deal reached with Iran in Vienna

South African data, not yet peer-reviewed, comes from 13 cases; researchers can't definitively say neutralization of Omicron not due to vaccination or previous infection