Countries shutter borders as first cases of new strain hit them
Schipsol, Netherlands -- Several European nations on Saturday announced their first cases of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, as ...
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Here comes Omicron
"It seemed we were stirring back to life." And just like that, all our hopes of finally being able ...
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Market wary of new COVID-19 strain
Shares prices are expected to consolidate this week as financial markets are gripped by fears of the possible negative effects ...
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Israel closes to all foreigners
Jerusalem—Israel closed its borders to all foreigners late Sunday in a bid to stem the spread of the new Omicron ...
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Omicron grips world: DOH seeks HK flights halt; Alert Level 2 in Dec. eyed
The Department of Health recommended expanding the travel ban to Hong Kong after the detection of the coronavirus variant of ...
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WHO tags it ‘most troubling variant of concern as Delta’
The World Health Organization has declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first detected in southern Africa, to be a ...
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Drug firm Moderna to develop booster shot against new threat
The US pharmaceutical company Moderna said it will develop a booster shot against the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. ...
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