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Omicron Covid variant: Israel bars tourists, reimposes quarantine rules
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 28 (ANI): Israel is banning the entry of foreigners for two weeks to prevent the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, local media reports said on Sunday.
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US expert expresses concern that Omicron COVID strain might spread widely
Updated : 4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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Centre should take prompt action: Rajasthan CM on new COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 28 (ANI): Amid rising concerns over the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that the Centre must take prompt action adding that many people across the country have not taken their second dose of the vacc
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Mauritius to suspend air traffic from 6 countries in Southern Africa: Fore
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Jharkhand Health Minister urges PM Modi to halt international flights in v
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], November 28 (ANI): Amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' first detected in South Africa, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to suspend international flights that were recently opened.
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Germany reports first 2 cases of new 'Omicron' COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 28 (ANI): Germany on Saturday (local time) reported the first two cases of the new 'Omicron' variant of COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Gujarat announces new rules for international flyers amid concer
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid the rise in concern due to the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', the Gujarat Government has mandated RT-PCR testing for travellers landing at the airport from Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand,
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Australia announces border security measures to combat new COVID-19 varian
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt Saturday announced that the government would implement additional precautionary border security measures in response to the new Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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Study on 2 booster candidates to anticipate omicron-like mutations: Modern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): US-based pharmaceutical company is studying two booster candidates designed to anticipate mutations similar to the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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South African Health Minister calls travel bans by countries over new COVI
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 27 (ANI): South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Friday termed the countries' decision of imposing restrictions on travellers from the country amid concerns over the detection of 'Omicron' COVID-19 variant as 'unjustified' and said there is no proo
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