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Biden considering reversing African travel ban 'soon'
Date: 2021-12-22 18:49:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:9332414
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) – US President Biden said he is considering reversing the travel ban on southern African countries that his administration imposed in late November amid rising concerns about the omicron coronavirus variant, The Hill ....
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UK records 106,022 Covid cases in new daily record as Omicron cases jump before Christmas
Date: 2021-12-22 17:49:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:9332431
LONDON, Dec 22 (MENA) - A further 106,022 cases of coronavirus were recorded on Wednesday in a new daily record, Evening Standard newspaper reported. The jump ended a streak of cases remaining fairly level around the 90,000 mark. The dramatic ....
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Austria imposes quarantine on travelers from the UK and three European countries
Date: 2021-12-22 17:09:02 GMT - Austria - World - SN:67 - ID:9332350
VIENNA, Dec 22 (MENA) - Austria announced a slate of new restrictions Wednesday aimed at slowing the spread of the omicron variant, including closing restaurants earlier and imposing stricter entry requirements for people from countries where the ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 276,235,990
Date: 2021-12-22 06:35:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9331048
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 276 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the ....
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Biden assures Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 that they can go ahead with holiday plans 2 last Washington
Date: 2021-12-21 22:10:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:9330936
Biden announced he will build on the Winter Plan he laid out a few weeks ago. These steps fall into three main categories: First, increasing support for hospitals. Second, increasing access to free testing. And third, expanding capacity to get ....
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Biden assures Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 that they can go ahead with holiday plans
Date: 2021-12-21 21:49:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:9330937
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden reassured vaccinated Americans that they can still proceed with their holiday plans without fear of becoming seriously ill, announcing a number of new efforts to combat a surge of Covid-19 cases in ....
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No new Covid restrictions before Christmas, British PM confirms
Date: 2021-12-21 18:29:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:9330702
LONDON, Dec 21 (MENA) – Ministers will not introduce any new Covid restrictions before Christmas in England, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed, saying there is not enough evidence to justify tougher measures, The Guardian ....
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Biden to announce 500 million COVID-19 at-home test buy
Date: 2021-12-21 15:39:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9330368
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday plans to outline additional steps to make at-home COVID tests available for Americans and to bolster capacity in some of the most overburdened hospitals across the country, The Hill ....
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Lavrov says NATO moves towards Russian borders "red lines"
Date: 2021-12-21 14:25:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:9330122
MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - Russia will evaluate the attempts to forcibly include Georgia in NATO as a violation of a "red line", said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted by TASS as having said. "Our position regarding the enlargement ....
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30 cases of omicron variant recorded in Russia
Date: 2021-12-21 11:04:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:9329662
MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - About 30 cases of the omicron variant of COVID have been registered in Russia, Deputy Healthcare Minister Viktor Fisenko was quoted by RIA Novosti as having said Tuesday. Over the past day, Russia has recorded 25,907 cases ....
