15 new omicron cases revealed in Japan
Another 15 new cases of infection with the omicron strain of the novel coronavirus have been recorded in Japan, Report informs via foreign media. The carriers of the strain arrived…
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UK to remove all countries from COVID travel red list
The United Kingdom will remove all 11 countries from its COVID-19 travel red list from Wednesday because there is now community transmission of omicron, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told parliament….
Poland applies additional border rules
Poland’s Health Ministry introduces additional border rules amid omicron fears, Report informs, citing Polish media. The changes will come into force on December 15. Travelers from countries not in the…
Maldives confirms first case of Omicron strain
The new and more transmissible variant of Covid-19, ‘Omicron’ has surfaced in the Maldives, Report informs referring to Maldives media. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) revealed this on December 5…
Thailand reports first case of Omicron strain
Thailand has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a US citizen who had traveled to the country from Spain late last month, a health official said…
Biden says Omicron lockdowns not needed ‘for now’
US President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic” one day after it was detected in North America. He said…
What we know about the new Covid variant
Scientists have raised the alarm about the new Omicron Covid-19 variant, first identified in Botswana, which has an “extremely high number” of mutations that may drive new waves of infection….
Georgia tightens travel regs for 8 countries due to new Covid-19 variant
Georgian and foreign citizens travelling from eight countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini (Swaziland), Mozambique and Malawi, will need to quarantine for 14 days following the emergence…
France extends travel curbs from 7 southern African countries
France has extended travel restrictions from seven southern African countries until December 1, amid the spread of the new coronavirus variant called Omicron, Report informs referring to ANI. The reports…
Turkey bans travel from 5 African countries
Turkey has imposed a ban on travel from five African countries after the emergence of a new coronavirus variant, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a statement late Friday, News.Az…