Ecuador declares red alert in most of country over Omicron
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador on Sunday declared a red alert in most of the country following a ten-fold increase…
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Hong Kong airport bans transit passengers from 153 countries
by Jerome TAYLOR HONG, KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong announced a ban on passengers from more than 150 nations…
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WHO approves two new Covid-19 treatments
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The World Health Organization approved two new Covid-19 treatments on Friday, growing the arsenal of tools…
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Two hospitals in China’s Xi’an closed over lockdown failures
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Two hospitals in China's locked-down city of Xi'an, including one that refused to treat an eight-month…
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Palace, DOH urge those with mild Covid symptoms to do self-quarantine or to go to temporary isolation centers
Identify criteria for those who can undergo home isolation (Eagle News) – Malacanang and health authorities encouraged the public…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro downplays Omicron
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday downplayed the Omicron coronavirus variant amid a surge…
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Reduced hospitalization risk, shorter stays for Omicron patients: US study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 Covid positive people showed a substantially reduced risk…
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Putin says Russia has two weeks to prepare for Omicron wave
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia had two weeks to prepare for a fresh wave of…
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Djokovic admits meeting journalist when he had Covid
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted meeting a journalist when he knew he had Covid-19,…
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Repeated Covid boosters not a viable strategy: WHO
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- WHO experts warned Tuesday that repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines…
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Quebec seeks to tax the unvaxxed as Omicron hits
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- The Canadian province of Quebec, struggling to control the Omicron variant, will impose a new health…
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UAE threatens jail for mocking anti-Covid measures
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates has threatened to jail people who make fun of its…
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