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Nepal to ban travelers from eight African countries, Hong Kong
Date: 2021-12-03 09:23:44 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:21 - ID:9300343
KATHMANDU, Dec 3 (MENA) - Nepal will ban the entry of travelers who have been in eight African countries or Hong Kong to curb the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, a government spokesman said on Friday. The ban, which goes into ....
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First case of Omicron variant detected in Malaysia
Date: 2021-12-03 09:16:16 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:19 - ID:9300338
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (MENA) - The first case of the Covid-19 variant Omicron has been detected in Malaysia, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said that a positive sample of the Omicron variant was detected on Thursday, involving a ....
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Russia detects 32,930 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-12-03 08:52:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:9300314
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (MENA) - Russia has registered 32,930 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 9,736,037 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. The number of COVID-19 ....
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Omicron will eventually come to most of countries in Western Pacific - WHO
Date: 2021-12-03 08:07:27 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:17 - ID:9300223
MANILA, Dec 3 (MENA) - Stricter travel restrictions will only help countries "buy time" to prepare for new surges amid the threat of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Government leaders in the Western ....
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US, Sweden discuss common challenges, climate change, COVID-19 pandemic
Date: 2021-12-03 07:51:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9300226
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson had talks on means of confronting common challenges and global issues, including climate change and COVID-19 pandemic. The US State ....
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9 new cases of Omicron variant detected in US
Date: 2021-12-03 07:37:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9300232
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - At least nine cases of the omicron variant have now been identified in five states across the US, the National Public Radio (NPR) reported Friday. On Thursday, health officials in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota and New ....
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Germany reports 74,352 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-12-03 07:25:03 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:9300173
BERLIN, Dec 3 (MENA) - Germany reported 74,352 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to 6,051,560, according to data released by Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Friday. The virus claimed 390 more ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 264,202,450
Date: 2021-12-03 07:08:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9300168
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - As many as 264,202,450 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that 5,234,183 people have died from the virus ....
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Japan: M4.8 quake hits area near Mt. Fuji, no reports of damage
Date: 2021-12-03 06:46:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:3 - ID:9300165
TOKYO, Dec 3 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck near Mt. Fuji in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Friday morning, but there were no initial reports of injuries or serious damage to infrastructure, Kyodo News Agency ....
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India records two cases of omicron
Date: 2021-12-02 21:01:57 GMT - India - World - SN:99 - ID:9300032
NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (MENA) - India has detected two cases of the omicron variant in the southern state of Karnataka, health officials said on Thursday, and urged people to get vaccinated as the country braces to deal with the new threat. Two men, 46 ....
