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Nepal imposes ban on entry from 9 countries, including Hong Kong, amid 'Om
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 3 (ANI): In a wake of global fear of new coronavirus variant Omicron, Nepal has decided to put a ban on nine countries including Hong Kong.
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Omicron: Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore airports start compulsory testing of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 3 (ANI): Staff at airports in Chennai, Madurai, and Coimbatore have started compulsory testing of passengers arriving from 11 'at risk' countries in view of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron.
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EU Council restores COVID-19 travel restrictions for Jordan, Namibia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Council said on Thursday it has removed Jordan and Namibia from the list of countries for which COVID-19 travel restrictions should be lifted by member states.
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Twitter shuts thousands of propaganda accounts in six countries, majority
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
California [US], December 2 (ANI): Twitter on Thursday said it had shut down nearly 3,500 accounts that were posting pro-government propaganda in six countries, the majority of which were from China.
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Some countries have stopped flights, but India has increased surveillance,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): India has not imposed travel curbs but has increased surveillance and protocols, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday.
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Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in south
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the continent rise by 54 percent due to an upsurge in southern Africa, said the World Health Organization in a stat
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Omicron cases found in South-East Asia region 'not unexpected' in view of
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 2 (ANI): As the Union Health Ministry confirmed two COVID-19 cases of Omicron (B.1.1.529) in Karnataka on Thursday, World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was 'not unexpected' in South-East Asia Region while emphasising the need for all countries to step u
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Passengers from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): In the wake of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said that passengers arriving from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival and if found positive for COVID-19, they will be treat
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Russian scholar slams so-called 'Summit for Democracy' as ideological crus
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The so-called "Summit for Democracy" led by the United States is akin to "launching an ideological crusade" against other countries, Andrey Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, has recently written.
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Taliban expect foreign embassies to open in Kabul until end of year: Spoke
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The Taliban on Thursday said that it expects that the embassies of a number of foreign countries will open in Kabul until the end of the year.
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Omicron, a setback as countries across world need to be safe: Jyotiraditya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' is a setback as countries across the world need to be safe.
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Flight bans amount to travel apartheid, says UN Secretary General amid Omi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described widespread travel bans imposed on southern African countries over threats of the Omicron variant as "unacceptable," likening the restrictions to apartheid.
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