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S. Korea may need to expand entry ban over omicron: official
Date: 2021-12-03 18:44:06 GMT - south korea - World - SN:70 - ID:9301218
SEOUL, Dec 3 (MENA) - South Korea is expected to put more countries under an entry ban imposed over concerns about the omicron variant if the present pace of transmission continues, Yonhap news agency quoted a Cheong Wa Dae official as saying on ....
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Belgium imposes 'extra set of rules' to slow spread of coronavirus
Date: 2021-12-03 17:47:39 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:66 - ID:9301152
BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (MENA) - For the third time in as many weeks, Belgium is implementing additional restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus, The Brussels Times quoted Prime Minister Alexander De Croo as saying during a press conference on ....
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WHO: Omicron detected in 38 countries
Date: 2021-12-03 16:27:27 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:59 - ID:9301063
GENEVA, Dec 3 (MENA) – The World Health Organization on Friday said the omicron Covid-19 variant has been detected in 38 countries, up from 23 two days ago, with early data suggesting the strain is more contagious than delta, CNBC reported. “We ....
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Scotland records 16 more Omicron Covid cases
Date: 2021-12-03 15:17:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:9300941
EDINBURGH, Dec 3 (MENA) - The number of Covid cases involving the Omicron variant in Scotland has risen to 29, according to the Sunday Post on Friday. A total of 16 new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours, including in the Highland, ....
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Kremlin: Putin, Biden meeting in preparation
Date: 2021-12-03 13:12:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:9300789
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (MENA) - Moscow and Washington have started preparations for a new meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his United States counterpart Joe Biden, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced on Friday. Peskov confirmed ....
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Germany reports first two cases of Omicron
Date: 2021-12-03 11:39:16 GMT - Germany - World - SN:30 - ID:9300632
BERLIN, Dec 3 (MENA) - Two cases the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Germany, regional officials have said. The infected individuals were travellers who arrived at Munich airport from South Africa. “Two suspected cases ....
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Poland reports 26,965 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-03 10:38:01 GMT - Poland - World - SN:25 - ID:9300479
WARSAW, Dec 3 (MENA) - Poland recorded 26,965 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 470 deaths over the past 24 hours to Friday morning, against 27,356 cases reported on Thursday, data released by the Health Ministry shows. The healthcare system is ....
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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 ....
