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Author: BY MARK LANDLER AND STEPHEN CASTLE - Publish Date: December 15, 2021 at 12:05AM The British prime minister, under fire for his government’s handling of the coronavirus, is facing deep opposition within his party over new rules aimed at quelling a surge of the variant.

Author: BY CARL ZIMMER AND EMILY ANTHES - Publish Date: December 14, 2021 at 03:58AM Health authorities in Europe are warning of a sharp increase in Omicron cases, adding to an existing surge from the Delta variant.

Author: BY EMILY ANTHES - Publish Date: December 6, 2021 at 02:55AM Many states have detected cases, including in some people who have no known history of recent travel abroad, which experts have said suggests community spread of the variant in the United States.

Author: BY ISABELLA KWAI - Publish Date: December 6, 2021 at 12:24AM The nations are widely perceived as leaders in genomic sequencing and testing, giving them an edge over tracking the spread of the virus and its mutations.

Author: BY VÍCTOR MANUEL RAMOS - Publish Date: December 5, 2021 at 06:10AM

Author: BY MEGAN SPECIA - Publish Date: December 5, 2021 at 04:16AM An additional testing requirement for travelers is being imposed, as well as a ban on visitors from Nigeria, where the variant was detected this week.

Author: BY JULIE BOSMAN, JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, RONI CARYN RABIN, PATRICK MCGEEHAN AND KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA - Publish Date: December 5, 2021 at 01:00AM

Author: BY JULIE BOSMAN, JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, RONI CARYN RABIN, PATRICK MCGEEHAN AND KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA - Publish Date: December 5, 2021 at 01:00AM

Author: BY RAPHAEL MINDER - Publish Date: December 5, 2021 at 12:49AM Reservations for the Christmas vacation season had plummeted over the Covid restrictions.

Author: BY JESSICA GROSE - Publish Date: December 4, 2021 at 11:30PM A worrisome week in news.

Author: BY SHARON LAFRANIERE - Publish Date: December 4, 2021 at 02:14AM After the first case of an Omicron infection was detected in the U.S., the country saw the highest daily total of vaccine shots since May, though the reporting could be skewed by holiday reporting lags.

Author: BY EMILY ANTHES - Publish Date: December 3, 2021 at 02:17AM Genomic surveillance has improved enormously in recent months, but the system has built-in delays, and blind spots remain.

Author: BY ALAN RAPPEPORT AND MADELEINE NGO - Publish Date: December 3, 2021 at 12:46AM The Treasury secretary said the new virus variant could further fuel price increases, but cautioned it was too soon know.

Author: BY ERIN WOO, SHAWN HUBLER AND JILL COWAN - Publish Date: December 3, 2021 at 12:37AM San Francisco has endured mask mandates, vaccination requirements and lockdowns. Now with the first U.S. case of the Omicron variant, no one’s sure what comes next.

Author: BY NICHOLAS CASEY - Publish Date: December 2, 2021 at 11:47PM Spain surpassed others in Europe by avoiding politicized debate about Covid shots. Citizens also largely heeded the health guidance from their leaders.

Author: BY CHRISTINA CARON - Publish Date: December 2, 2021 at 11:36PM Experts share techniques to ease the mental toll of an evolving pandemic.

Author: BY JILL COWAN - Publish Date: December 2, 2021 at 11:18PM Officials said they found the virus variant in a test sample from a man who had recently traveled to New York City for Anime NYC 2021 convention at the Javits Center.

Author: BY MARK LANDLER AND MEGAN SPECIA - Publish Date: December 1, 2021 at 01:14AM Britain’s approach to coronavirus-related restrictions has been looser than other European countries, but the Omicron variant has spurred swift action on mitigation measures.

Author: BY THE NEW YORK TIMES - Publish Date: November 30, 2021 at 01:52AM President Biden called the new Omicron coronavirus variant “a cause for concern, not a cause for panic,” and urged Americans to get vaccinations and booster shots. The variant has not yet been detected in the United States.

Author: BY DANA RUBINSTEIN - Publish Date: November 30, 2021 at 12:17AM “We’re doubling down” on current mask guidance, the mayor said. He also extended the city’s vaccine mandate to cover workers in child care settings and early intervention programs.