South African covid variant
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South African doctor behind ‘Omicron’ alarm says suspected cases are mild
Most are men under the age of 40. Just under half were vaccinated (Representative) Pretoria: A South African doctor who…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Promotes Urgent Meeting Between Global Travel Bans
The meeting of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was originally scheduled for Sunday. (File) Johannesburg: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa…
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Dutch authorities say dozens of interesting cases on flights from South Africa
Passengers who have already departed for the Netherlands must undergo inspection and quarantine upon arrival. Amsterdam: Dutch health authorities said…
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South Africa’s travel ban is draconian and unreasonable
Strain B.1.1.529 is believed to be responsible for the increase in new cases in South Africa (File) Johannesburg: South Africa’s…
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New Covid Strain named Omicron, classified by WHO as variant of concern
Covid-19 strain B.1.1.529 was first detected in South Africa (Representative) Geneva: The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently…
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US needs more data on vivid variations before travel restrictions: Top Scientist
The emergence of the new variant has sent countries rushing to assess the threat. (File) Washington: Senior US government scientist…
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First European case of new live variant discovered in Belgium
The infected person tested positive on November 22 (Representative) Brussels: On Friday, Belgium said it had detected the first published…
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New COVID-19 Most Important Variant Still Found, Says UK
He said they needed to determine whether the new Covid variant would render the vaccine ineffective. (File) London: Britain said…
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EU proposes to ban travel from South Africa over fears of new tensions
The European Union will propose a ban on travel from southern Africa. (File) Brussels: Germany and Italy on Friday joined…
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Israel detects case of new Covid variant found for the first time in South Africa
Israel said there were two more cases of people returning from abroad being put in quarantine. (File) Jerusalem: Israel has…
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