""A new spinoff of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is getting attention from scientists as it becomes the dominant cause of Covid-19 infections in some parts of the world. Experts say there's no reason to panic over the lineage, _...Read More_

Microsoft warned on Saturday evening that it had detected a highly destructive form of malware in dozens of government and private computer networks in Ukraine that appeared to be waiting to be triggered by an unknown actor.

[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/01/health/us-omicron-variant-confirmed-case/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/01/health/us-omicron-variant-confirmed-case/index.html) "The United States' first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in California."

>"The individual spent time in London but is no longer in the country, the Health Security Agency says."