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S. Korea reports 1st three cases of omicron variant
Date: 2021-12-01 18:40:14 GMT - south korea - World - SN:101 - ID:9298163
SEOUL, Dec 1 (MENA) - South Korea confirmed its first cases of omicron variant infection on Wednesday, adding to concerns the new virus strain could exacerbate the pandemic as the country grapples with a spike in the caseload and number of ....
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Vietnam to suspend flights to, from 7 African countries over Omicron fears
Date: 2021-12-01 16:53:25 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:87 - ID:9298085
HANOI, Dec 1 (MENA) - Vietnam will suspend flights to and from seven African countries over concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Vietnamese news agency reported. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has approved ....
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India delays resumption of commercial flights over omicron emergence
Date: 2021-12-01 16:49:14 GMT - India - World - SN:85 - ID:9298075
NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (MENA) - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday delayed the resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger airline services to or from India, mentioning that it will notify its decision on the same ....
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No fatalities from new Covid-19 variant Omicron recorded - WHO official to MENA
Date: 2021-12-01 14:50:34 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:69 - ID:9297678
CAIRO, Dec 1 (MENA) – Regional Director of the World Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari said Wednesday that no fatalities were recorded from the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. In statements to MENA during a press ....
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Japan asks airlines not to accept inbound flight reservations over Omicron
Date: 2021-12-01 12:39:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:55 - ID:9297532
TOKYO, Dec 1 (MENA) – The Japanese government said Wednesday it had asked airlines to stop accepting reservations for inbound international flights, while announcing it will deny entry to all foreigners from 10 African countries feared to have ....
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COVID is teaching hard lessons on trade policy - The Hill
Date: 2021-12-01 12:29:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:9297401
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (MENA) - A long-delayed meeting of World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers scheduled for today was postponed yet again due to the omicron variant of COVID-19. However, the need for a trade policy reckoning only grows stronger with ....
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WHO's official stresses vaccines' effectiveness with omacron
Date: 2021-12-01 11:49:17 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:49 - ID:9297292
GENEVA, Dec 1 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Epidemiological consultant, Dr. Amjad Al-Khouli, stressed the effectiveness of vaccines in the face of the new variant of coronavirus omicron. He noted that the virus is continually ....
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Nigeria confirms 3 Omicron cases
Date: 2021-12-01 08:54:10 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:25 - ID:9296782
ABUJA, Dec 1 (MENA) - Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new Covid-19 variant, among three passengers who had arrived from South Africa, NDTV reported. "Genomic surveillance has now identified ....
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Germany reports more than 76,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-01 08:24:11 GMT - Germany - World - SN:23 - ID:9296807
BERLIN, Dec 1 (MENA) - Coronavirus cases in Germany hit a record since the outbreak of the pandemic registering 76,186 cases over the past 24 hours, Robert Koch Institute for disease control and prevention said Wednesday. The new cases bring the ....
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UK has 22 cases of Omicron, says health secretary
Date: 2021-12-01 08:04:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:9296775
LONDON, Dec 1 (MENA) - British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said there were 22 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the United Kingdom, and that that figure was set to rise, Sky News reported Wednesday. Javid added that he ....
