Omicron
Caronavirus
WHO chief scientist says Omicron ‘quite infectious’, must not panic
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(Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said the new coronavirus variant Omicron is very transmissible but that people should not...
World News
Omicron rapidly dominating in South Africa; U.S. reports first case
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JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Heavily mutated Omicron is rapidly becoming the dominant variant of the coronavirus in South Africa less than four weeks after it...
Caronavirus
Nigeria confirms first Omicron cases in airport arrivals in past week
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ABUJA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in air passenger arrivals, but amended an...
U.S. News
U.S. tightens COVID-19 travel rules as countries race to quell Omicron threat
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SYDNEY/TOKYO, (Reuters) – Air travellers to the United States will face tougher COVID-19 testing rules as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid...