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COVID Omicron variant: Pak bowling consultant Philander to depart from B'd
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chattogram [Bangladesh], November 28 (ANI): Pakistan bowling consultant Vernon Philander who is currently with the team on the tour of Bangladesh will leave the squad bubble on Monday due to the shutdown of flight operations in South Africa following the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant i
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Netherlands reports 13 cases of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Dutch health authority said Sunday that it has found 13 cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant among passengers on flights from South Africa.
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Omicron COVID variant threat: South Korea to restrict visa issuance, arriv
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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Thorough airport screening, strong vigilance of those coming from countrie
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 28 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Sunday said that the state government has started thorough airport screening and strong vigilance of those travelling from South Africa, Hong Kong, Botswana and other European countries, which have w
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Omicron Covid variant: Israel bars tourists, reimposes quarantine rules
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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COVID-19: Two suspected cases of new variant Omicron detected in Denmark
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Two suspected cases of the new corona variant, Omicron, have been detected in travellers entering Denmark from South Africa, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health late Saturday.
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Blinken hails South Africa for quick, transparent response to emergence of
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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Mauritius to suspend air traffic from 6 countries in Southern Africa: Fore
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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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Karnataka: Passengers from South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong to compulsori
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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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South Africa to share Omicron strain samples with foreign biosecurity bodi
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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