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Omicron COVID variant threat: South Korea to restrict visa issuance, arriv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea's government restricted on Sunday the issuance of visas and travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, Yonhap news agency r
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Australia confirms two cases of 'Omicron' coronavirus variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Sydney, [Australia], November 28 (ANI): Australian health officials on Sunday confirmed two cases of the new 'Omicron' coronavirus strain in the country for the first time.
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Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia suspend travel with African countries over Omic
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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France extends travel curbs from 7 southern African countries
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 28 (ANI): France has extended travel restrictions from seven southern African countries until December 1, amid the spread of the new coronavirus variant called Omicron.
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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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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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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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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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Biden confirms new travel bans from South Africa, 7 other countries
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden on Friday confirmed new travel restrictions for foreign travellers from eight countries in southern Africa due to the emergence of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in the region.
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