New Zealand confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant, an individual who arrived in Auckland from Germany via Dubai on December 10. Indonesia confirms its first case. Malaysia reports its second case, and Poland its first. Fifteen people are hospitalized in the UK. The antibody treatment Evusheld produced by AstraZeneca is shown to retain neutralising activity against …

Mira (/ ˈ m aɪ r ə /), designation Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet), is a red-giant star estimated to be 200–400 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus.. ο Ceti is a binary stellar system, consisting of a variable red giant (Mira A) along with a white dwarf companion ().Mira A is a pulsating variable star and was the first non-supernova variable star ...