Dutch find Omicron a week earlier than thought
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Dutch health authorities said Tuesday that the new Covid-19 variant was present in the…
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PHL records only 425 new COVID cases, lowest single-day record this year; total active cases down to 15,800
(Eagle News) – The Philippines recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 30, only 425 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day record…
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Moderna boss says vaccines likely no match for Omicron: FT
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Existing Covid-19 jabs will struggle against the Omicron variant and it will take months…
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First Omicron case detected in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Tuesday confirmed its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a day after…
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S.Africa could top 10,000 daily Covid cases this week: epidemiologist
by Sofia CHRISTENSEN Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The newly-discovered Omicron variant is likely to fuel…
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PHL records only 665 new COVID-19 cases, lowest since July 2020; total active cases down to 16k
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported only 665 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, November 29, the…
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Amid Omicron variant threat, Palace reminds Filipinos to get COVID shots in nat’l vaccine drive which starts today
"Bayanihan Bakunahan" target revised to 9 million for 3-day campaign; 2nd round set on Dec. 15 to 17 (Eagle…
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Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over virus variant: PM
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant,…
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Australia detects first Covid Omicron infections
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Health officials said Sunday they had detected the Covid Omicron strain in Australia for the first…
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Singapore, Malaysia ease Covid travel curbs
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore and Malaysia eased coronavirus travel restrictions on one of the world's busiest land borders Monday…
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G7 ministers meet as new Covid strain spreads around the globe
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- G7 health ministers were to hold an emergency meeting Monday on the new Omicron Covid-19…
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PCRs detect Omicron, studies under way for other tests: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- While PCR tests can detect infection with Omicron, studies are looking to whether the Covid-19 variant…
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