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Nations step up measures to fight Omicron Covid variant – BBC News
Countries around the world have been increasing anti-coronavirus measures as they try to assess the new threat. Germany has brought forward the rollout of vaccines for children aged five to 11. Japan and Hong Kong have said they will expand travel curbs. The US is drawing up new travel guidelines that are likely to include a negative Covid test before arrival. Meanwhile, the World Health…
Omicron Covid variant likely to pose 'very high' global risk – BBC News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the Omicron variant of the coronavirus poses a “very high” risk globally, and could lead to severe consequences in some regions. “If another major surge of Covid-19 takes place driven by Omicron, consequences may be severe,” it said in a technical note, adding however that “to date, no deaths linked to Omicron variant have been reported”. It confirmed…
'Omicron' alarm | New COVID strain reaches Europe
As concerns around the newly discovered ‘Omicron’ COVID strain escalate, a number of European nations, as well as Russia, the US, Japan, Brazil and others, have declared a travel ban on arrivals from southern Africa. #news #trending #currentevents ————————————————————————————————– Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rt.news Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com
Mass protests against Covid restrictions in European cities – BBC News
The Belgian capital Brussels is the latest European city to see mass protests and unrest over tighter coronavirus restrictions. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets, some throwing fireworks and missiles at police who responded with tear gas and water canon. Belgium has brought in new measures in response to a sharp rise in infections. The protesters are mainly opposed to covid passes…
New Covid variant named Omicron by WHO – BBC News
The World Health Organization designates the new highly mutated strain of Covid a “variant of concern” and gives it the Greek name Omicron. It said the variant had a large number of mutations, and early evidence suggested a possible increased risk of reinfection. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews
Two cases of new variant of Covid detected in UK – BBC News
Two people in the UK have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary has said. Sajid Javid said the UK Health Security Agency had detected cases in Chelmsford, Essex, and in Nottingham. He said the cases were linked and the two people were self-isolating alongside their households while more tests and contact tracing take place. The new variant…
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