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Vietnam to suspend flights from 10 African countries over Omicron variant
Date: 2021-12-04 17:01:08 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:51 - ID:9302368
HANOI, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the suspension of flights, including repatriation flights, from 10 African countries to prevent the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 from entering Vietnam. Along with ....
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Russia detects 32,974 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-04 09:18:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:9301623
MOSCOW, Dec 4 (MENA) - Russia has registered 32,974 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 9,769,011 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday. The number of ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 264,950,626
Date: 2021-12-04 07:31:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9301495
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - As many as 264,950,626 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. It added that 5,243,474 people have died from the virus ....
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UN: Millions of Afghans starving as winter approaches
Date: 2021-12-04 06:44:58 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:9301449
KABUL, Dec 4 (MENA) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that war and insecurity in Afghanistan have displaced 3.5 million people in the country who are on the brink of poverty as the winter season is approaching, reported ....
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US: Omicron cases detected in 10 states
Date: 2021-12-04 06:13:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9301415
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - US authorities on Saturday announced that coronavirus strain Omicron has been detected in 10 US states after one week of its appearance in South Africa. Authorities added that Omicron could exist in other US states ....
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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 ....
