Omicron variant
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Business
IMF chief warns there will be ‘people on the street’ globally unless inflation eases
There will be “people on the street” globally unless steps are taken to protect the most vulnerable from inflation, International…
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Foreign
Outcry in Shanghai as person declared dead and put in body bag found to be alive
Six people are under investigation in Shanghai after an elderly nursing home resident was mistakenly declared dead, put in a…
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Health
Omicron is ‘not the same disease’ as earlier Covid waves, says UK scientist
Sir John Bell says disease ‘appears less severe’ as other scientists criticise lack of new restrictions in England Omicron is…
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Opinion
Omicron Variant and deride the messenger diplomacy, by Halima Imam
There is a heightened global trepidation over omicron, the new variant of the coronavirus that was first reported in South…
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Africa
Ghana to fine airlines for flying in unvaccinated people
Authorities in Ghana have said that airlines which fly unvaccinated foreign nationals into the country will be fined $3,500 (£2,600)…
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Health
Nigeria records 754 New Covid cases amid Omicron concerns
Nigeria has reported 754 more COVID-19 cases on Thursday amid concerns over the new Omicron variant. In an update on…
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Extra
Fact check: 1963 movie did not predict the ‘Omicron Variant’
The claim: Image shows poster for a 1963 Italian movie called ‘The Omicron Variant’ As more cases of the new…
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News
Omicron: Saudi Arabia suspends flights from Nigeria
The Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation GACA has issued a circular to all airlines operating in the Kingdom…
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News
African Union calls for end to Omicron travel curbs on some African nations
The African Union on Tuesday called for an urgent end to travel restrictions imposed on some of its member states,…
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Health
Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine neutralises Omicron with three shots
BioNTech and Pfizer said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralise the new Omicron variant in…
