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Omicron will eventually come to most of countries in Western Pacific - WHO
Date: 2021-12-03 08:07:27 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:17 - ID:9300223
MANILA, Dec 3 (MENA) - Stricter travel restrictions will only help countries "buy time" to prepare for new surges amid the threat of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Government leaders in the Western ....
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US, Sweden discuss common challenges, climate change, COVID-19 pandemic
Date: 2021-12-03 07:51:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9300226
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson had talks on means of confronting common challenges and global issues, including climate change and COVID-19 pandemic. The US State ....
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9 new cases of Omicron variant detected in US
Date: 2021-12-03 07:37:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9300232
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - At least nine cases of the omicron variant have now been identified in five states across the US, the National Public Radio (NPR) reported Friday. On Thursday, health officials in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota and New ....
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Germany reports 74,352 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-12-03 07:25:03 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:9300173
BERLIN, Dec 3 (MENA) - Germany reported 74,352 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to 6,051,560, according to data released by Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Friday. The virus claimed 390 more ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 264,202,450
Date: 2021-12-03 07:08:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9300168
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - As many as 264,202,450 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that 5,234,183 people have died from the virus ....
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Japan: M4.8 quake hits area near Mt. Fuji, no reports of damage
Date: 2021-12-03 06:46:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:3 - ID:9300165
TOKYO, Dec 3 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck near Mt. Fuji in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Friday morning, but there were no initial reports of injuries or serious damage to infrastructure, Kyodo News Agency ....
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India records two cases of omicron
Date: 2021-12-02 21:01:57 GMT - India - World - SN:99 - ID:9300032
NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (MENA) - India has detected two cases of the omicron variant in the southern state of Karnataka, health officials said on Thursday, and urged people to get vaccinated as the country braces to deal with the new threat. Two men, 46 ....
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Greece reports first case of Omicron variant in Crete
Date: 2021-12-02 12:12:17 GMT - Greece - World - SN:51 - ID:9299279
ATHENS, Dec 2 (MENA) - The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Greece was confirmed on Thursday by the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, CNN reported. He said that a Greek citizen who recently arrived from South Africa was ....
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Biden to boost winter pandemic protections as Omicron arrives in the U.S.
Date: 2021-12-02 12:06:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:9299266
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (MENA) - As winter approaches and the Omicron variant rattles the globe, President Joe Biden will announce expansive plans to increase the country’s defenses against the coronavirus, including a campaign to convince Americans to ....
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First case of Omicron variant confirmed in France
Date: 2021-12-02 11:02:19 GMT - France - World - SN:38 - ID:9299046
PARIS, Dec 2 (MENA) - French authorities said Thursday they had confirmed the first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on the mainland, a man in his 50s who recently returned from Nigeria, according to media reports. The ARS health agency for ....
