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Governments worldwide are easing quarantine rules, reviewing COVID-19 curbs and dialing back pandemic-era emergency support as they bid to launch their economies back into some version of normality. The moves, motivated by the lower severity of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 and the need to keep workers employed and the global recovery on track, have generated a whiff of optimism that has lifted oil and stock prices. Health experts say the variant’s rapid spread might yet herald a turning point in the pandemic. Illustration: Kevin Sheu Much depends on how authorities manage ongoing vaccination rollouts and balance other health measures...
