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Mexico reports first case of Covid variant Omicron in S Africa returnee

Mexico detected its first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant in a person who arrived in the country from South Africa on November 21, the Health Ministry has said.

S Africa returnee jumps home quarantine in Chandigarh, goes to 5-star hotel

A woman who returned to Chandigarh from South Africa two days ago allegedly broke home quarantine and went to a five-star hotel

Omicron spikes hospitalisation among kids under 5 in South Africa

Omicron, the new variant of Covid-19, is increasing hospitalisations among children under five years of age, according to South African health officials.

Malaysia detects first case of omicron variant in South African student

Malaysia said Friday it has detected its first case of the new omicron strain of the coronavirus in a foreign student who returned to the country last month after visiting her family in South Africa.

India's South Africa tour might be pushed back by a week amid Omicron scare

India's tour of South Africa might be pushed back by one week due to the threat of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Two S African ministers in isolation after testing Covid-19 positive

The number of coronavirus infections in the country soared to 4,373 on Tuesday night from Monday's high of 2,273

Six who returned from SA, other nations test Covid positive in Maharashtra

Six passengers, who arrived in Maharashtra from South Africa and other high-risk countries, have tested positive for coronavirus

Dutch authorities say Omicron variant circulating 11 days ago

Those findings predate the positive cases found among passengers that came from South Africa last Friday and were tested at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport

ICMR report on South African returnees' Covid sample in 2-3 days: Karnataka

The ICMR report on the Covid-19 sample of one of the two South Africa returnees is expected in the next 2-3 days, Karnataka Health Minister said

Chandigarh man, a South Africa returnee, tests positive for Covid-19

A 39-year-old man, who returned from South Africa, tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Monday

WHO criticises travel bans on S African nations after detection of Omicron

WHO urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant

Thane resident tests Covid positive after returning from S Africa: Official

A man who recently returned from South Africa to Dombivali in Maharashtra's Thane has tested positive for coronavirus

S Africa orders lowest lockdown level after detection of new Covid variant

South Africa will remain on the lowest 'Level One' of its five-level lockdown strategy to fight the Covid-19 pandemic despite the global panic around the detection of the Omicron variant

Omicron: How the new Covid-19 variant was found and what we know so far

Hunting for variants requires a concerted effort. South Africa and the UK were the first big countries to implement nationwide genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-CoV-2 as early as April 2020.

Bangladesh suspends travel from South Africa over new Covid-19 variant

Bangladesh has suspended entry of travellers from South Africa amid the spread of a new variant of Covid-19.

South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong flyers to be quarantined in Lucknow

Flyers coming to Lucknow from South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong will have to go in for a 10-day home isolation as a precautionary measure against the new 'Omicron' variant of the novel coronavirus

'Maximise defences': World on alert as Covid strain found in more countries

Despite the banning of flights from southern African countries, there are mounting concerns that the variant has already been widely seeded around the world.

A strategy for new Covid variant: keep calm and carry on vaccinating

The longer it takes to vaccinate whole populations, the faster we'll cycle through the Greek alphabet with new variants;

Amid threat of new Covid strain, Brazil, Saudi Arabia ban travel to Africa

A number of countries including the US, Saudi Arabia and Brazil have announced travel restrictions on southern African countries as a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected on the continent.This comes as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron' and alarmed the siren among countries of the new variant.US President Biden said that starting Monday, his administration will restrict air travel from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi as a "precautionary" measure to prevent the newly discovered Omicron variant of the coronavirus from spreading into the United States.The US administration is still gathering more information on the variant, according to Biden, who also urged Americans and people around the world to get vaccinated against the virus. The announcement came on the heels of similar restrictions announced by other countries ...

S Africa says travel bans by nations over new Covid variant unjustified

South African Health Minister termed the countries' decision of imposing restrictions on travellers from the country amid concerns over the detection of 'Omicron' COVID-19 variant as 'unjustified'