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How much more contagious could the coronavirus get?

The coronavirus is evolving to become more transmissible, and eventually it could even overtake measles, the most contagious virus we know of

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 24: Two women are seen wearing face masks on December 24, 2021 in Perth, Australia. The Western Australian government has implemented new COVID-19 restrictions, following the detection of a new community COVID-19 case. From 6pm on Thursday, masks will be mandatory in all public indoor settings in the Perth and Peel regions until December 28th. Authorities are also recommending people wear masks outdoors when physical distance can't be maintained. Large public events like music festivals have been cancelled during this period. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images)

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Is it time for Western Australia to open up and let covid-19 in?

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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In America: Remember

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Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020

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England must act before Christmas to reduce the impact of omicron

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How reliable are covid-19 lateral flow tests for detecting omicron?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alexei Druzhinin/AP/Shutterstock (12536354a) Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Moscow, Russia. Dmitriev said Russia plans to provide up to 300 million doses of its Sputnik vaccine to the U.N.-backed initiative, COVAX, once the vaccine is approved by the World Health Organization Virus Outbreak Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation - 01 Apr 2021

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Why won’t the West embrace Russia鈥檚 highly effective covid-19 vaccine?

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We failed to prevent omicron 鈥� can we stop future variants evolving?

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A healthcare worker performs laboratory tests which detect immunoglobulin class G (IgG) antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 virus in blood at a medical centre of the INVITRO private healthcare company. Peter Kovalev/TASS (Photo by Peter Kovalev\TASS via Getty Images)

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How likely are you to get reinfected now that omicron is spreading?

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A health worker speaks with a driver in the drive-thru area of the Testaro Covid-19 mobile testing site outside Richmond Corner shopping center in the Milnerton district of Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. South Africa announced the discovery of a new variant, later christened omicron, on Nov. 25 as cases began to spike and the strain spread across the globe. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Omicron looks set to cause a huge wave of covid-19 around the world

It remains unclear whether the omicron coronavirus variant causes less severe disease, but even if this is true, hospitals could still be overwhelmed by the sheer number of cases

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Covid-19 news archive: September to October 2021

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AI predicts which mammals are most likely to spread covid-19

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Covid-19 vaccine tested with suction technique similar to cupping

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Nearly every person in Iran seems to have had covid-19 at least once

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