Posted by 5231428 > 2021-12-05 00:53 | Report Abuse

All the. world leaders say don't panic, something is going on behind closed doors.

Posted by Knm_bottomed > 2021-12-05 07:54 | Report Abuse

Data starting to come in. More hospitalization and icu with omicron. And younger patients

Posted by Knm_bottomed > 2021-12-05 08:35 | Report Abuse

Monday confirm limit up

Posted by 5c0160 > 2021-12-05 09:46 | Report Abuse

UP Or down?? LOL

Posted by kbtsyl68 > 2021-12-05 10:19 | Report Abuse

Tomorrow Lelong Sales still on? I am happy to collect at 1.65. My previous lowest collection is 1.61. Do not mind to pay additional 4 cents premium.

Posted by 5231428 > 2021-12-05 10:21 | Report Abuse

Covid coming back with vengeance, beware and stay safe.

Posted by 5231428 > 2021-12-05 10:29 | Report Abuse

When world leaders say don't panic you know what it means,so stay safe.

Posted by 5231428 > 2021-12-05 10:35 | Report Abuse

When the vaccines cannot guarantee immunity than the covid cannot be eradicate, so have to live with it.

Posted by myinvestor > 2021-12-05 11:47 | Report Abuse

Omicron and Hiv are there connected?

If infected with Omicron, will the person also infected with HIV??
That's world scientists worried about.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/02/hiv-omicron-covid-variants-south-africa-connected/

Posted by 5231428 > 2021-12-05 12:12 | Report Abuse

It's getting scary if connected to hiv virus.

Posted by 5231428 > 2021-12-05 12:23 | Report Abuse

This is really bad market will definitely react.

Posted by Mini2021 > 2021-12-05 12:33 | Report Abuse

Coronavirus digest: German vaccine body says omicron jab update will take 'months'


The head of Germany's top vaccine body has said vaccine manufacturers would likely need a few months before they could create a vaccine for the omicron variant. DW has the latest.

The head of Germany's Standing Committee on Vaccination (StiKo), Thomas Mertens, said he did not expect possible new vaccines against the omicron variant of the coronavirus for months, according to a report on Saturday.

Mertens said it was entirely possible that a new vaccine would be needed to be effective against the omicron variant.

"Omicron has many changes to the spike protein, which could make it harder for antibodies to fight the virus," he told the Düsseldorf-based newspaper Rheinische Post.

"Three to six months is likely to be needed by the manufacturers in the laboratory. That's not trivial — they have to create a vaccine that works against omicron and delta because delta is still widespread," he said.

Mertens also urged people to get booster shots despite a possible new vaccine.

"Boosters are definitely worth it. The fight against the delta variant continues," he said. "And it would be no problem to get revaccinated a few months after the booster vaccination to protect against omicron if necessary." Germany has reported 64,510 new infections in the last 24 hours, while 378 more people died due to the coronavirus, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). The new figures take the country's total cases to more than 6.1 million, with at least 102,946 fatalities.

The seven-day incidence rose slightly to 442.7 from 442.1 the previous day, RKI reported.

Meanwhile, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel made what may well be her final appeal for people to get vaccinated, before leaving office.

In a video address Merkel called on Germans to get their vaccinations. “Get vaccinated, no matter whether it's a first vaccination or a booster,'' Merkel said. “Every vaccination helps.”

Merkel also lamented the loss of life as the country recorded another 378 deaths in a 24 hour period. "Every one of them leaves behind families or friends, stunned, speechless and helpless," the outgoing chancellor said. "This is so bitter because it is avoidable. With the effective and safe vaccines, we have the key to this in our hands."

Here are some more coronavirus headlines from around the world:
Europe

Police in Vienna, Austria, said "over 40,000" people took part in demonstrations against government plans to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory and enforce a partial lockdown until November 22.

Police said the march turned violent when some protesters threw "pyrotechnic objects" at officers, who responded with pepper spray. Police arrested some people for public order offenses.

About 1,500 people held a counterdemonstration against the main protest, police said.

A dentist in Italy who tried to get a vaccination using a fake silicon arm could face criminal charges of fraud, authorities said.

A nurse in the north Italian city of Biella discovered the phony limb as she was about to give the man the injection.

"I understood immediately that the man was trying to avoid the vaccination by using a silicone prosthetic, into which he hoped that I would inject the drug," said the nurse, Filippa Bua.

Italy will require the vaccine pass to enter restaurants, cinemas and theaters from Monday.
Africa

In South Africa the Deputy Health Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo confirmed that the country was in its fourth wave.

Dhlomo also said that just 2 percent of hospital admissions were among those who had received jabs. "A whopping 98 percent were not vaccinated," he said.

As the country that first identified and alerted the world to the new threat, the next few weeks will be crucial in understanding the level of threat it presents.

While there has been a rise in children being admitted to hospital for COVID-19, an official at one hospital near the capital city Pretoria, said infections have so far been mild.

Its unclear exactly which variant the children are infected with, but its suspected omicron may be driving the country’s fourth wave.

Ntsakisi Maluleke, a public health specialist in the Gauteng province told Reuters news agency that out of 1,511 COVID-19 patients, 113 were under the age of nine, representing a higher proportion than seen in previous waves: "We are comforted by clinicians' reports that the children have mild disease.”

Scientists are still trying to determine what is causing illness in younger age groups.

Posted by Sepolcmd > 2021-12-05 12:51 | Report Abuse

Why they so panic if not serious ?

Posted by MorningGlory123 > 2021-12-05 14:04 | Report Abuse

Australia Confirms Community Transmission of Omicron Variant

Five people in Sydney, Australia’s largest city, have contracted the omicron variant of the coronavirus locally, New South Wales health authorities confirmed. 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-05/australia-confirms-community-transmission-of-omicron-variant?srnd=premium-asia


*foresee gradually Omicron virus spiking in Asian zone soon

Posted by pjseow > 2021-12-05 14:32 | Report Abuse

It depends on how you define Severity or Seriousness. In the context of Covid 19 infections, Severity means Shortness of breath , Coughing and Finally Unable to breath which require Ventilators or deaths. As for HIV infections, there is no symptoms for months and appear to be.not serious or severe but the HIV virus will gradually destroy your immuned system . You will be easily get infected with viruses and bacteria until you develop.AIDS. In my opinion, HIV infections are considered.severed even though there ate no symptoms initially . Before effective antiviral drugs are developed , contracting.HIV.is like having a death sentence. Scientists and Virologists still do not know how Omicron Variant will affect human bodies until further.data are collected. Peoples are still fearful.


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Sepolcmd Why they so panic if not serious ?
05/12/2021 12:51 PM

Posted by MoneyMakers > 2021-12-05 14:42 | Report Abuse

See many new names nonstop hardsell..must be stuck chase high last week pump&dump

Warm welcome to new residents of Casa de Supermx..please enjoy ur stay here all the way down to 65sen (orig price)

Posted by MoneyMakers > 2021-12-05 14:49 | Report Abuse

Market alrdy see omicron hype just pump&dump (30% drop last week)..ASP still nonstop drop @ oversupply

Expecting huge dump coming week @ div xdate + TG QR

Posted by Maridien2 > 2021-12-05 15:34 | Report Abuse

2019 - Wuhan
2020 - Alpha, Beta, Gamma
2021 - Delta, Omicron
2022 - Omicron
2023 - Pi
2024 - Rho
2025 - Sigma
2026 - Tau
2027 - Upsilon
2028 - Chi
2029 - Psi
2030 - Omega

Another 10 years of billion dollar profits. There are something that human cannot control no matter how advance medical science is.

Posted by Start_0f_the_bull > 2021-12-05 15:39 | Report Abuse

The true colour of Omicron could be revealed in two weeks time therefore there are still upside or downside to play from within this week or beyond. Buy/sell /hold at your own risk.

Posted by kbtsyl68 > 2021-12-05 15:42 | Report Abuse

MM
I will pay you a premium RM 1.00 tomorrow. Tomorrow I will buy at RM 1.65. Make sure you are working tomorrow .

Posted by Zrenxy > 2021-12-05 16:04 | Report Abuse

Supermax rally tomorrow hit rm2

Posted by MoneyMakers > 2021-12-05 16:19 | Report Abuse

Kbtsyl U didnt chase high last week meh..always say want sell dnex topup supermx

If fake topup better save announcement tomorrow..market close today

Posted by MoneyMakers > 2021-12-05 16:19 | Report Abuse

Doesnt matter whatever variant..ASP dropping means oversupply..like facemask/hand sanitizer alrdy

Prepandemic ASP = prepandemic profit = prepandemic share price (65sen)..simple

Posted by Tokok69 > 2021-12-05 20:11 | Report Abuse

MoneyMakers

Stop tokok lah

65cent? Continue dreaming please in your fantasy world.

Talk too much kok

Posted by mf > 2021-12-05 20:46 | Report Abuse

The World Health Organization on Friday said the Covid omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries, up from 23 two days ago, with early data suggesting the strain is more contagious than delta.

“We do see an increasing growth rate, we see increasing numbers of omicron being detected,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, said during a Q&A livestreamed on the group’s social media channels Friday. “But we have reports of omicron in 38 countries in all six WHO regions.”

Posted by MorningGlory123 > 2021-12-05 21:24 | Report Abuse

Zambia records Omicron cases as new strain spreads

New COVID-19 variant spreads to more than 40 countries, sending alarms and triggering travel curbs.

The Omicron variant has been detected in 41 countries, up from 23 just two days ago.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/12/4/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus

Posted by emsvsi > 2021-12-05 22:03 | Report Abuse

TO ALL GLOVE INVESTORS...

BREAKING NEWS: Covid silver lining: ‘Extremely mild’ Omicron variant is rapidly exterminating much more deadly Delta coronavirus mutation

SATURDAY 04 DECEMBER 2021 3:47 PM

Delta displacement in full swing
Infections in South Africa have started to rise rapidly in recent days, a sign that displacement of the lethal Delta variant is in full swing, according to Adrian Puren, the acting executive director of South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).

“What will outcompete Delta? That has always been the question, in terms of transmissibility at least, … perhaps this particular variant is the variant,” Puren told Reuters in an interview earlier this week.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is early evidence to suggest Omicron has an “increased risk of reinfection” and its rapid spread in South Africa suggests it has a “growth advantage” compared to Delta.

Therefore, virologist Marc van Ranst pointed out that “if the omicron variant is less pathogenic but with greater infectivity, allowing Omicron to replace Delta, this would be very positive.”

In fact, Omicron could turn out to be “a storm in a teacup” and may blow over within a few weeks, according to a former head of the British government’s vaccine task force.

Full link: https://www.cityam.com/from-covid-curse-to-blessing-coronavirus-experts-relief-grows-as-extremely-mild-omicron-variant-rapidly-exterminates-much-more-deadly-delta-mutation/

Posted by Maridien2 > 2021-12-05 22:13 | Report Abuse

Hospitalizations in Omicron-hit South African province are RISING faster than in any previous wave with over 1,000 admissions in a week - as doctor warns: 'We shouldn't be seeing these kinds of numbers this early'

Gauteng recorded over 1,000 hospital admissions this week as Omicron spreads

South Africa recorded 1,802 new hospitalisations in total in the week to Friday

National Institute for Communicable Diseases saw 16,366 new cases yesterday

This was a 408 per cent jump on a week ago when just 3,220 were recorded
The majority of Saturday's new infections were recorded in Gauteng province

Posted by Maridien2 > 2021-12-05 22:14 | Report Abuse

The outbreak of new Covid variant Omicron in the province of Gauteng in South Africa has triggered the sharpest rise in hospitalisations of any previous wave, sparking concerns that a similar outbreak in the UK could overwhelm the NHS.

Gauteng alone has seen over 1,000 hospital admissions in the past week, quadrupling the figure recorded just two weeks ago, while South Africa recorded a total of 1,802 hospitalisations in the past week to Friday - the latest day for which data is available.

The virus also appears to be more transmissible, with cases up from around 300 three weeks ago to nearly 7,000 on a seven-day rolling average.

Cases have soared by a massive 408 per cent in just one week while deaths rose from eight to 21 across the same time period, according to the latest figures

Posted by birkincollector > 2021-12-05 22:25 | Report Abuse

haha....love to see the pro and anti-glove pasting contradicting news

Posted by MoneyMakers > 2021-12-05 22:51 | Report Abuse

Genting promoter can return to genting forum..no hope alrdy omicron spreading like wildfire

Posted by Taipan > 2021-12-06 00:13 | Report Abuse

The question to ask is what happens when Delta and Omicron meet and mutate. And this is not "if" but "when".

That is what the whole world is now most concern - Most deadliest variant and Most infectious variant.

That is why the travel ban to these 26+ countries.

Posted by LogicTradingAnalysis > 2021-12-06 00:38 | Report Abuse

Go-go All glove going to fly! Omicron prolong recovery, which mean more demand for glove!

Posted by monetary > 2021-12-06 05:54 | Report Abuse

emsvsi talks scientifically. a mild virus in the process of becoming dominate. it must b super contagious.

Posted by monetary > 2021-12-06 05:56 | Report Abuse

taipan telling doomsday sci-fi story. just to bail himself out from trapped big time. waiting for naive punters to buy his chips.

Posted by monetary > 2021-12-06 05:59 | Report Abuse

https://www.coronatracker.com/country/south-africa/
read data. don't create own story

Posted by monetary > 2021-12-06 06:09 | Report Abuse

S Africa cases seems to peaked on 3rd. starts coming down after that.

Posted by monetary > 2021-12-06 06:50 | Report Abuse

As the world is waiting for more data we should scoop up recovery stocks at low price. If play glove must run fast. The rally will b very short lived.

Posted by Taipan > 2021-12-06 07:37 | Report Abuse

Ansell Ltd (ANN) Australia up +22 cents.

Posted by Taipan > 2021-12-06 07:43 | Report Abuse

Market already knows this last Friday. Nasdaq drop - 295.

Posted by Taipan > 2021-12-06 07:44 | Report Abuse

All glove naysayers - go buy your recovery stock AA.

Posted by MorningGlory123 > 2021-12-06 08:18 | Report Abuse

COVID-19 | More Omicron cases detected in U.S. as hospitals strain under virus surge

New York announced three more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on December 4, bringing the number of state cases linked to the new variant to eight.

“The Omicron variant is here, and as anticipated we are seeing the beginning of community spread,” state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said in a news release.


https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/covid-19-more-omicron-cases-detected-in-us-as-hospitals-strain-under-virus-surge/article37848580.ece

Posted by mf > 2021-12-06 08:26 | Report Abuse

Omicron Covid variant in at least 15 states and cases are likely to rise, CDC chief says
PUBLISHED SUN, DEC 5 202110:26 AM EST
Jessica Bursztynsky
@JBURSZ

Posted by kbtsyl68 > 2021-12-06 08:34 | Report Abuse

MM
I always wait for your lelong sales. If today there is 1.65,I will definitely . I have sold my dnex at 88cents,86 cents and 84 cents. Now the bullets waiting for your lelong sales at 1.65.

Posted by Ryan83 > 2021-12-06 08:35 | Report Abuse

Net short position already drops to lowest 1.02% for Supermax as of last Thursday with remaining 27 millions short selling shares outstanding from previous high 80 millions shares in August/Sept

Posted by Taipan > 2021-12-06 08:38 | Report Abuse

Norway Christmas party becomes largest Omicron superspreader event outside South Africa
At least half of the 120 participants were infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant during the event, according to a senior doctor

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3158545/norway-christmas-party-largest-omicron-superspreader-outside

Posted by Taipan > 2021-12-06 08:40 | Report Abuse

https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2021/12/751611/concerning-jump-omicron-cases-denmark

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's health authorities said Sunday the country had seen a "concerning" jump to 183 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

The number represented a tripling of confirmed cases in 48 hours, from 18 confirmed and 42 suspected cases on Friday, according to data from the SSI public health institute.

Posted by Mini2021 > 2021-12-06 08:41 | Report Abuse

Omicron variant: Cathay Pacific cancels 23 more Hong Kong flights, as airlines brace for tougher Covid-19 rules

Cathay Pacific has cancelled a third of its Friday flights amid the fallout over Hong Kong’s planned tightening of aircrew rules to prevent the Omicron coronavirus variant seeping into the community.

According to live flight data, 23 Cathay services had been axed out of the 67 scheduled to depart Hong Kong International Airport, as of 1.30pm. None of its cargo flights were affected.

On Thursday, the Hong Kong flag carrier withdrew 28 out of 61 planned passenger flights and five out of 15 cargo-only services.

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The wave of cancellations follows the government moving a host of countries into the highest-risk Group A category for inbound travel in response to fears over Omicron, the potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first detected in southern Africa. Travellers and aircrew arriving from those places must undergo 21 and 14 days of quarantine on arrival respectively.

Singapore could be the next destination to be elevated into the high-risk category after the detection of two preliminary-positive Omicron cases there on Thursday.

The short-term cancellations come on top of the airline’s intention to this month cancel up to a third of its closed-loop inbound flights and return the aircraft to Hong Kong only loaded with cargo.

It is understood that most of the passengers affected by Thursday and Friday’s cancellations were shifted onto other same-day flights

Posted by Taipan > 2021-12-06 08:42 | Report Abuse

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-uk-confirmed-omicron-cases-25621556

A further 86 cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant have been reported in the UK, bringing the total to 246 - as a government advisor warns it is "too late" to stop it spreading.


Today's figure is a significant jump from yesterday's total of 160.

Posted by Taipan > 2021-12-06 08:44 | Report Abuse

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/risk-of-new-variants-arising-when-animals-catch-coronavirus-from-humans-2637585

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in a variety of wild, zoo, and household animals demonstrate cross-species transmission, which is a rare occurrence for most viruses.