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OMICRON: WHO warns against festival gatherings

WHO chief said the “fastest way” to get back to normal is to make “hard decisions,” this festive season amid the Omicron Covid-19 variant’s quick spread….reports Asian Lite News Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,

December 21, 2021

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No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant

The yet-to-be-published study used data for all PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases in England who had taken a COVID-19 test between November 29 and December 11, 2021…reports Asian Lite News. There is “no evidence”

December 21, 2021

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Expo 2020 Tightens Covid Rules

Some close contact events, such as parades and roving entertainers, have been temporarily suspended as a short-term precautionary measure, reports Asian Lite Newsdesk Expo 2020 Dubai, the largest major global event to

December 21, 2021

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Omicron alarm sounded in London

The government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies said it was “almost certain” that hundreds of thousands of people were being infected with the variant every day and were not being picked up

December 20, 2021

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Israel bans travel to ten more countries over Omicron scare

Israel’s Ministry of Health on Sunday said it decided to ban travel to ten more countries to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19…reports Asian Lite News The ban will

December 20, 2021

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Omicron becomes dominant strain of Covid-19 in Ireland

The Irish Department of Health has reported 5,124 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, saying that about 52 percent of them were due to the Omicron variant…reports Asian Lite News “It has taken less

December 20, 2021

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EU to supply 20mn additional vaccine doses to fight Omicron

These doses come on top of the already scheduled 195 million doses from BioNTech-Pfizer, bringing the total number of deliveries in Q1 to 215 million…reports Asian Lite News. The member states of

December 20, 2021

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Iran reports 1st Omicron case

Iran has reported its first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, a top health official announced here…reports Asian Lite News An Iranian national was tested positive with the disease after returning to

December 20, 2021

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Israel under 5th Covid wave

All Israelis returning from the banned countries, including vaccinated and recovered ones, must enter quarantine for at least seven days…reports Asian Lite News Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that the country

December 20, 2021

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Global Covid caseload tops 274.6 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 274.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.35 million and vaccinations to over 8.68 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

December 20, 2021

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