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COVID-19 Omicron variant: UAE monitoring spread of new strain, says top official
Authorities in the UAE are monitoring developments related to the spread of a new variant of Covid-19 called Omicron, a…
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Philippines to buy extra 20mln doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
MANILA: The Philippines will buy an additional 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech…
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Buzz: Dubai index drops more than 5%; Air Arabia falls about 10% on COVID variant fears
** Dubai’s index dropped more than 5%; its biggest intra-day fall since March last year ** Air Arabia plunges nearly…
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Thailand bans entry from 8 African countries over COVID Omicron variant
BANGKOK – Thailand said on Saturday it would ban the entry of people travelling from eight African countries it designated…
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Australia sets out curbs for travellers from virus-hit southern Africa
MELBOURNE – Australia imposed new restrictions on Saturday on people who have been to nine southern African countries, as the…
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Australia sets out curbs for travellers from virus-hit southern Africa
MELBOURNE – Australia imposed new restrictions on Saturday on people who have been to nine southern African countries, as the…
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UAE suspends entry of travellers from seven countries effective November 29
ABU DHABI – The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA)…
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Britain alarmed by new COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa
LONDON – Britain on Thursday said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa that…
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UAE suspends entry of travellers from seven countries effective November 29
ABU DHABI – The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA)…
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South Africa calls British travel ban over new COVID-19 variant ‘rushed’
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s foreign ministry said Britain’s decision to ban flights from South Africa because of the detection of…
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