US surgeon general warns that Omicron has not yet peaked

The Straits Times2022-01-17

WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) - Dr Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, on Sunday (Jan 16) warned that the Omicron surge of coronavirus cases had not yet peaked nationally, saying that the next few weeks ...

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cozyli
2022-01-17
cozyli
Pls like thanks
pandalinden
2022-01-17
pandalinden
Omicron peak or not, it is becoming a norm in our lives. Another variant may jolly well surface too.
vaicrazy
2022-01-17
vaicrazy
Hope for the best
Proline
2022-01-17
Proline
like pls
sfleong1
2022-01-17
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MHh
2022-01-17
MHh
Wave after wave…so the stock prices also go through wave after wave… what to do? No choice but to ride the wave!

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