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Mauritius to suspend air traffic from 6 countries in Southern Africa: Fore
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Mauritius will suspend flights from six countries in Southern Africa starting Sunday amid the spreading new Omicron coronavirus variant, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
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Karnataka: Passengers from South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong to compulsori
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 27 (ANI): International arrivals originating from South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong shall compulsorily undergo RT-PCR testing for COVID-19, the Karnataka government informed on Saturday in view of cases of 'Omicron' variant of COVID in other countri
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Omicron variant: Ajit Pawar calls meeting to review COVID situation in Mah
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): In view of the emerging new variant of COVID-19 in South Africa, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar called for a meeting on Sunday to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the state.
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Delhi schools to reopen from November 29 for all classes
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday that all schools in the national capital will reopen from November 29 for all classes.
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South Africa to share Omicron strain samples with foreign biosecurity bodi
Updated : 4 years, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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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