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Omicron very different from Delta, Beta COVID variants, says South African
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The South African doctor who first raised an alarm over Omicron states that the new coronavirus strain has significantly more mutations, as compared to the Delta or Beta variants of COVID-19 which can be easily missed if one is not clinically aware of
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Japan lifts recent ban on booking flights to country: Chief Cabinet Secret
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 2 (ANI/ Sputnik): The Japanese Transport Ministry has cancelled its directive requiring suspension of new flight bookings to the country until late December, initially issued to prevent the spread of the Omicron strain of coronavirus, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary
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Third case of COVID Omicron strain confirmed in Spain
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The third case of infection with the new strain of COVID-19, Omicron, has been confirmed in Spain - in the Balearic Islands, health authorities said.
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COVID: US reports first case of Omicron strain
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): The US on Wednesday (local time) reported its first case of the 'Omicron' variant of the COVID-19.
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COVID: Canada bans travel from Egypt, Nigeria, Malawi amid spread of Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 1 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the 'travel ban' list.
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China will successfully hold 2022 Beijing Olympics despite Omicron concern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 30 (ANI): China will successfully hold the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games on schedule, despite the worldwide spread of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong records 3rd case of new COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 29 (ANI): Hong Kong has recorded its third case of a new coronavirus strain first detected in Southern Africa, health officials said.
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Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over Covid-19 variant: PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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COVID: Canada confirms two cases of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The first two cases of the new, Omicron, coronavirus strain have been confirmed in Canada, the Ontario government says.
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COVID: US health expert says it will take two weeks to have definitive inf
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 29 (ANI): A top US health expert on Sunday (local time) informed that it will take approximately two more weeks to have more definitive information on the transmissibility, severity, and other characteristics of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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COVID: South Africa's Health Minister unhappy with international reaction
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla told Sputnik on Sunday that he is unhappy with the travel restrictions that many nations imposed on his country and its neighbours after the emergence of the new Omicron coronavirus strain.
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Omicron strain found in 13 people arriving in Netherlands from South Afric
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Thirteen people who arrived in the Netherlands from South Africa tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said on Sunday.
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