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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

Arab News·COVID-19·World

Omicron: US warned of ‘viral blizzard’

Currently, the US is witnessing about 7,800 new hospital admissions each day, a 4.4 per cent increase from the previous week….reports Asian Lite News Health experts have warned of “viral blizzard” in

December 19, 2021

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UK logs 10,000 cases of Omicron

The country registered 90,418 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, the second time cases have been higher than 90,000…reports Asian Lite News The UK has reported more than 10,000 new Omicron

December 19, 2021

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UK sees highest ever daily Covid cases amid Omicron spread

A study by Imperial College London showed that the risk of reinfection from Omicron is more than five times higher than Delta and shows no sign of being milder than the previous

December 18, 2021

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OMICRON VARIANT: Rwanda on alert

The new measures are intended to contain the spread of the Omicron variant which has been shown to spread rapidly…reports Asian Lite News Rwanda on Wednesday announced stricter Covid-19 preventive measures, suspending

December 16, 2021

AFRICA NEWS·COVID-19·World

Record daily Covid cases with Omicron spreading rapidly

Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, earlier called the Omicron variant “probably the most significant threat” since the start of the pandemic, reports Asian Lite News Britain recorded

December 16, 2021

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Omicron cases in China threaten its manufacturing hubs

China has been battling sporadic Covid outbreaks that are weighing on its major manufacturing hubs…reports Asian Lite News Less than 24 hours after North China’s Tianjin reported the Chinese mainland’s first case

December 15, 2021

China·News·World

Cambodia confirm first case of Omicron variant

Cambodia has identified the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in a traveller from the western African country of Ghana, the country’s ministry of health announced in a press statement…reports

December 15, 2021

AFRICA NEWS·News·World

250 people in hospital with omicron, says Raab

The number of patients being admitted to hospital between Dec. 4 and 10 was also up 10% compared with the previous seven days, with 5,925 people being hospitalised…reports Asian Lite News. UK

December 15, 2021

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