Serious cases rise to 387 as Omicron continues to rampage; but virus transmission rate continues steady decline seen in past few days

Epidemiologist says 'the faster Omicron spreads, the more opportunities there are for mutation' that could lead to the emergence of new strains

Strategy based on repeated boosters ‘unlikely to be appropriate or sustainable’ warns global body. But data shows it is working for people in Israel, which led on 3rd and 4th shots

Workers installed specially bought fridge for alcohol; source tells newspaper 'the idea that [the prime minister] didn’t know there were drinks is total nonsense'

Large number of those who recovered and were then reinfected were at least partially vaccinated; officials believe confirmed daily cases will reach 100,000 in coming days

Data shows close to 320,000 tests carried out, with over 12% positivity rate; more than half a million Israelis receive fourth vaccine jab as of Friday morning

Lawyers for unvaccinated, number 1-ranked tennis player expected to appeal decision for 2nd time; PM says move protects Australian 'sacrifices' during pandemic

World body okays arthritis drug baricitinib used with corticosteroids for severe patients, and synthetic antibody treatment for less serious cases

Health Ministry says 'no evidence' new strain behaves differently from Omicron; at least 20 cases reportedly identified

Salman Zarka says he cannot promise that a lockdown will not become necessary if hospitals are overwhelmed