Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted on Wednesday that the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant will peak in the US by the end of January. ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, is receiving medical treatment for “mild COVID-19 symptoms” after he tested positive on Sunday. ...

New Jersey officials announced the state’s first confirmed case of the COVID-19 variant Omicron on Friday in a woman who had recently traveled to South Africa. The patient, a fully-vaccinated Georgia resident, tested positive on Nov. 28 and has remained ...

President Biden on Tuesday said that he would not "shock our allies" with new travel bans linked to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. ...

Both cases were reported in the province of Ontario with individuals who had recently traveled to Africa. ...

Critics took aim Saturday at White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Biden for their "worse than useless" response to the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19. ...

The South African rand has depreciated rapidly as the government prepares to deploy more troops, amid widespread violence following the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma. Zuma has spoken about his alleged mistreatment by the court system and has denied ...