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Nepal bans entry of passengers from South Africa over new COVID strain fea
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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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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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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COVID: Omicron variant might spread among fully vaccinated people, says PM
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 28 (ANI): As the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' has caused worry among governments around the world, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday said that there are chances that the new strain could spread among people who are double vaccinated.
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South Africa to share Omicron strain samples with foreign biosecurity bodi
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Behaviour of Omicron variant at 'individual, population level' not known,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The new strain of COVID-19 has been named as 'variant of concern' based on laboratory and population-based observations and more information is being gathered on how it is behaving "at an individual level and at the population level," a senior ICMR offi
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Czech Republic testing traveler from Namibia for Omicron strain
Updated : 4 years, 3 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, 3 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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