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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 9.1 million
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. December 18 (ANI/ Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 9,114,964 as of late Friday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
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UN chief sounds alarm about how international community is dealing with Af
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday raised the alarm regarding the way the international community is dealing with the African continent regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, urging putting an end to "injustice."
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No patient in Mumbai infected with Omicron, says Mumbai Mayor
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 30 (ANI): Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Monday assured that no case of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron has been reported in Mumbai and alerted authorities to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
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Maharashtra: A South Africa returnee tests positive for COVID; samples wil
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 29 (ANI): A person, who returned from South Africa to Dombivli, has been tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, said the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC).
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Nepal bans entry of passengers from South Africa over new COVID strain fea
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 28 (ANI): Nepal has banned the entry of passengers from South African nation until further notice over the fear of infection of a new strain of COVID-19 which is claimed to be more contagious.
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Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia suspend travel with African countries over Omic
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Al Masnaah [Oman], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait have announced suspending air travel from several African countries amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Bangladesh suspends entry of travellers from South Africa over new COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangaladesh], November 27 (ANI): Bangladesh on Saturday suspended entry of travellers from South Africa amid the spread of a new variant of COVID-19.
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South African medical association says Omicron variant causes 'mild diseas
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus results in mild disease, without prominent syndromes, Angelique Coetzee, the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, told Sputnik on Saturday.
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WHO names new COVID strain from South Africa as Omicron, calls it 'variant
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron'.
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Swiss Airlines continues South Africa flights as EU mulls air travel ban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland's national airline told Sputnik on Friday that it continues flying to and from South Africa despite concerns in Europe over the emergence of a new coronavirus variant.
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FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup South Africa put on hold due to new CO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 26 (ANI): Following the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa, the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the South African Hockey Association and the North-West University of Potchefstroom have jointly decided that the FIH Hockey Wome
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France suspends all flights from Southern Africa due to new COVID-19 varia
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 26 (ANI): France on Friday suspended flights arriving from the southern African region for 48 hours amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa.
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