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Boston University researchers claim to have developed new, deadly COVID st
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Following a set of linked experiments that were first believed to have sparked the global epidemic in China, researchers at Boston University claim to have developed a new COVID strain with an 80% death rate.
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China creating new COVID strains in Pakistan: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): China is creating COVID-style pathogens in Pakistan that experts say has the potential to wipe out much of humanity.
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UK PM says 1 person died after contracting Omicron COVID strain
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], December 13 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that at least one person died after contracting the Omicron coronavirus strain, local media reported on Monday.
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Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over Covid-19 variant: PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 29 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that the easing of entry rules for foreigners introduced earlier this month is being cancelled and the border ban is being reinstated in order to prevent the spread of new COVID strain Omicron.
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Nepal bans entry of passengers from South Africa over new COVID strain fea
Updated : 4 years, 5 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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US expert expresses concern that Omicron COVID strain might spread widely
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A top US health expert has said that the Omicron strain of the COVID-19 is likely to spread widely.
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Blinken hails South Africa for quick, transparent response to emergence of
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has thanked South Africa for a swift and transparent approach to the emergence of the new, Omicron, variant of the coronavirus, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said.
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Israel temporarily closes borders to prevent spread of Omicron COVID strai
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel is banning the entry of foreigners for two weeks in order to prevent the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett informs.
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UNICEF has no plans to evacuate staff from S Africa amid spread of new COV
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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WTO postpones 12th Ministerial Conference amid spread of COVID variant Om
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 27 (ANI): Amid the spread of new COVID strain 'Omicron', the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Saturday postponed the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), that was set to take place in Geneva.
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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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WHO calls meeting on Friday over COVID strain found in South Africa, Botsw
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the potentially rapidly spreading COVID strain found in South Africa and Botswana, the Financial Times reported, citing sources.
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