SBS

The world responds to the Omicron surge

People line up for COVID-19 tests in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province

People line up for COVID-19 tests in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province Source: AAP

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Mask mandates, increased testing capacity, vaccines and protests are among just some of the global responses to the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

JULIE INMAN GRANT PRESS CLUB
QUESTION TIME
OTM - Money, currency, US dollar, foreign exchange (SBS).jpg
Election propaganda in Moldova (SBS).jpg

Recommended for you

A
Blood moon during a lunar eclipse against a dark night sky.
A man in a suit jacket and a collared shirt uses a jeweller's loupe to inspect a piece of gold jewellry.
A group of people in high vis standing around for a media press conference.
A group of protesters, some waving Australian flags, outside Flinders Street Station.
A convoy of tractors, some with signs that say “LABOR HANDS OFF OUR LAND,“ drives down a street lined with historical brick buildings and trees on a cloudy day.
A composite of people at a protest and an Australian flag
The Murray River at Albury.

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News
facebook
X (Twitter)
instagram
youtube
tiktok
rss
Download our apps
SBS News
iOSAndroid
SBS Audio
iOSAndroid
SBS On Demand
iOSAndroid
Listen to our podcasts
SBS News Update
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
SBS News In Depth
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
SBS On the Money
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS News in Easy English
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.
Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch nowOn Demand
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world
The world responds to the Omicron surge | SBS News