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South Africa to share Omicron strain samples with foreign biosecurity bodi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa will share the samples of the new Omicron coronavirus variant with biosecurity agencies of other nations, the director of the country's Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, Tulio de Oliveira, said on Saturday.
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Iran reports 3,045 new COVID-19 cases, 6,105,101 in total
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], November 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian health ministry reported on Saturday 3,045 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,105,101.
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Delta variant of COVID-19 found in two persons who returned to Karnataka f
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 27 (ANI): Two persons, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday after reaching Bengaluru from South Africa, have been found positive for delta variant of the virus.
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Czech Republic testing traveler from Namibia for Omicron strain
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The central laboratory of the Czech Health Ministry is testing a woman who arrived from Namibia for the new Omicron coronavirus variant, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Saturday.
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Uncommon for unborn babies to contract COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 27 (ANI): According to a study led by UCL researchers with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Biomedical Research Centre, it is only possible for an unborn baby to contract Covid-19 if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Tourism cuts, transport reduces in parts of China amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 27 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, China has cut tourism activities and limited transport facilities in Shanghai and a nearby city, after it detected three domestically transmitted coronavirus cases.
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UNICEF has no plans to evacuate staff from S Africa amid spread of new COV
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 27 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it does not have a plan to evacuate its staff from South Africa amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Over 60 people arriving from South Africa to Netherlands test positive for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Coronavirus has been detected in 61 passengers from two KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flights arriving in the Netherlands from South Africa, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported on Saturday.
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Vietnam reports 13,063 new COVID-19 cases, 1,197,404 in total
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 13,063 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 13,048 locally transmitted and 15 imported, according to its Ministry of Health.
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Amid concerns over 'Omicron' variant of COVID, DDMA to meet on Nov 29
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid concerns due to the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is scheduled to meet on Monday to take a call on international passengers, especially from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong, informed
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Japan restricts entry from three more African countries over Omicron varia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government has decided to impose restrictions on travel from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia over the concern about the Omicron coronavirus strain, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday.
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South African medical association says Omicron variant causes 'mild diseas
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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