All Strange Things About India and world
The discovery of the Omicron variant in southern Africa has caused global alarm.On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa’s biggest private testing labs,…
The coronavirus variant Omicron was found in two test samples taken in the last 1.5 weeks. (File)The Hague: Dutch health authorities said Tuesday that the new Covid-19 variant was present…
On Monday, Japan barred all new foreign arrivals due to concerns over the Omicron variant. (File)Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday confirmed its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a day…
Omicron: Moderna set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets with comments on vaccine ineffectiveness.Hong Kong/Sydney: Drugmaker Moderna set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday as the…
Governments worldwide have banned travelers from South Africa and nearby countries. (File)The Omicron variant, first sequenced in South Africa, has been identified in at least 12 other countries.Most have so…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting was originally scheduled for Sunday. (File)Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has advanced an urgent meeting with the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) to…
The new COVID-19 virus strain named ‘Omicron’ was first found in South Africa. (Representational)Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cathrine Scheepers, University of the Witwatersrand; Jinal Bhiman, National Institute for Communicable…
Australia will also suspend all flights from nine southern African countries for two weeks. (File)Melbourne: Australian on Saturday imposed new restrictions on people who have been in nine southern African…
US, Canada, Brazil and UAE joined UK and many others in imposing a travel ban on southern Africa.Washington/Geneva: The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm…
South Africa is the continent’s hardest hit country with over 2.7 million Covid cases.Johannesburg, South Africa: Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high…