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Why WHO names ‘Omicron’ not ‘Xi’ for new Covid variant --Australian report
Date: 2021-11-28 09:47:26 GMT - Australia - World - SN:23 - ID:9291258
SYDNEY, Nov 28 (MENA) - The name of a newly identified variant of the coronavirus has had some social media users scratching their heads about the World Health Organization (WHO)’s system for labeling certain versions of the virus, Australia's ....
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US stresses importance of partnership with S.Africa, AU in Covid vaccination
Date: 2021-11-28 08:39:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9291337
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken affirmed Sunday importance of continued cooperation partnership among the US, the African Union, South Africa and the other impacted nations in Africa to help vaccinate populations ....
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Omicron variant puts nations on alert: US paper
Date: 2021-11-28 08:14:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9291328
NEW YORK, Nov 28 (MENA) - Scientists raced to study a new coronavirus variant as several cases were spotted in Europe and governments around the world announced travel restrictions targeting the southern African region where it first emerged, ....
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Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise golbally
Date: 2021-11-28 07:54:03 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:15 - ID:9291263
WORLD CAPITALS, Nov 28 (MENA) - Several countries have seen daily increase in the coronavirus cases and deaths recently. France reported 37,218 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the ....
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Coronvirus cases in Germany hit record of 44,401 in 24 hours
Date: 2021-11-28 07:52:24 GMT - Germany - World - SN:14 - ID:9291280
BERLIN, Nov 28 (MENA) - Coronavirus cases in Germany hit a record since the outbreak of the pandemic registering 44,401 cases over the past 24 hours, according to the Robert Koch Institute for disease control and prevention. The new cases bring ....
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Australian state confirms two cases of Omicron coronavirus variant
Date: 2021-11-28 07:51:37 GMT - Australia - World - SN:13 - ID:9291301
MELBOURNE, Nov 28 (MENA) - Health officials in Australia's most populous state confirmed on Sunday that two arrivals from southern Africa over the weekend had tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant, The Edge newspaper reported. The ....
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27 Russian diplomats, their families leave US on January 30 — Russian ambassador
Date: 2021-11-28 07:50:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9291253
MOSCOW, Nov 28 (MENA) - Twenty-seven Russian diplomats and their family members will be forced out of the United States on January 30, 2022 and an equal number of Russian diplomatic staff will leave the country on June 30, Russian Ambassador to the ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 261 mn
Date: 2021-11-28 07:17:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9291266
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (MENA) - As many as 261,087,872 people are reported to be infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Sunday. It added that 5,195,232 people have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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Germany reports first two Omicron cases
Date: 2021-11-27 20:09:39 GMT - Germany - World - SN:64 - ID:9291047
BERLIN, Nov 27 (MENA) - Two cases the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Germany, regional officials have said, Euronews reported on Saturday. The infected individuals were travelers who arrived at Munich airport from South ....
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10-day preventive quarantine for five Greeks who arrived from South Africa
Date: 2021-11-27 20:08:50 GMT - Greece - World - SN:63 - ID:9291049
ATHENS, Nov 27 (MENA) – Five Greeks who arrived in the country by flight from South African countries and a stopover in the United Arab Emirates were placed in a 10-day precautionary quarantine. According to reports, when they arrived in the ....