UK announces new Covid norms as Omicron str-
By AFP LONDON: Britain on Saturday, November 27, 2021, announced tougher entry rules for all arriving passengers and the return […]
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Pakistan bans travel from 6 African countries, Hong Kong amid concern over new Covid variant Omicron-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday, November 27, 2021, imposed a complete travel ban on six African countries and Hong
WHO skips over Greek letters ‘nu’ and ‘xi’; names new variant ‘omicron’
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed it skipped the Greek letters “nu” and “xi” in naming its new COVID-19 variant,
In joint op-ed, ambassadors China and Russia decry US democracy summit-
By AFP WASHINGTON: A rare joint opinion article by the ambassadors of China and Russia has sharply assailed President Joe
Bangladesh suspends travel from South Africa amid fears of new COVID-19 variant spread-
By PTI DHAKA: Bangladesh on Saturday, November 27, 2021, suspended travel from South Africa immediately, joining a growing list of
Germany announces first ‘likely’ new Covid Omicron strain case-
By AFP BERLIN: Germany on Saturday, November 27, 2021, identified the country’s first suspected case of the new Covid-19 variant, in
Covid travel bans on South Africa “draconian”, “misdirected”: Health Minister Joe Phaahla-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: The travel bans imposed on South Africa by a growing number of countries due to the new
UK health secretary confirms first two cases of new Covid strain omicron in Britain-
By Agencies LONDON: Britain on Saturday, November 27, 2021, confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of
New Covid Omicron variant in ‘fluid motion’; in ‘very active’ communication with S-Africa colleagues-
By PTI WASHINGTON: America’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that the new COVID-19 Omicron variant is
South African scientists brace for Covid wave propelled by omicron, young getting infected-
By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: As the world grapples with the emergence of the new highly transmissible variant of COVID-19, worried