News & Stories Health What's up with the new omicron variants Michaeleen Doucleff May 04, 2022 / 2:04 pm A woman wears a face shield to protect against COVID-19 at a taxi rank in Soweto, South Africa, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. South Africa is seeing a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases from a sub-variant of omicron, say health experts. AP ENTER TEASER[Copyright 2022 NPR] Why you can trust KUOW