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Highly-Mutated COVID-19 Variant Found In 2 More Nations, Numbers Still Low
A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a leading World Health Organization official.
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South Africa Warns Of Covid 5th Wave As Cases Rise
South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID-19 infection wave earlier than expected, after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday.
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South Africa Reinstates Covid Contact Tracing, Quarantine Requirements
South Africa on Wednesday brought back the requirements of contact tracing and quarantine under certain circumstances amid rising COVID-19 cases, less than a week after it announced to do away with them.
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781 Omicron Cases, Most In Delhi (238); 44% Jump In Daily Covid Cases
The total count of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron has reached 781 in India. The variant of concern that was first detected in South Africa in November has now spread to 21 states in the country.
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Positive Case To Isolate, Matches Go On: For India-South Africa Tour, Covid Rules
India vs South Africa: Positive cases will isolate and matches will go on, CSA's chief medical officer Shuaib Manjra told NDTV in an interview on Wednesday.
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South Africa To Roll Out Covid Booster Shots Next Month
South Africa will next month start giving Pfizer booster shots against coronavirus, a health official said Friday, a day after the country reported a near-record high in daily cases of the disease.
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As Omicron Spreads, Mixed Messages About How Dangerous It Can Be
South Africa's surge in Covid-19 cases following the emergence of the omicron variant hasn't overwhelmed hospitals so far, prompting some cautious optimism that the new strain may cause mostly mild illness.
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Emergence Of Omicron Inevitable: South Africa President As Cases Multiply
South Africa's fourth COVID-19 wave was anticipated and the emergence of the new Omicron variant was inevitable, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said, terming the surge in infections a matter of "great concern".
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South Africa Readies Hospitals As Omicron Variant Drives New Covid Wave
South Africa is preparing its hospitals for more admissions, as the Omicron coronavirus variant pushes the country into a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
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South Africa's Covid Cases Cross 3 Million Amid Omicron Surge
South Africa's Covid-19 infections surged to a record three million on Friday as a new wave driven by the Omicron variant rips through parts of the country, official figures showed.
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Omicron Severity Likely To Be Low: Health Ministry's Latest Info
The government has urged people to 'vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate' in response to widespread and growing concern after India reported its first cases - two samples from Karnataka - of the Omicron Covid strain.
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Omicron Covid Variant: What We Know And What We Don't
Omicron is a variant of Covid-19 first sequenced in South Africa with cases now present in over 20 countries and on all continents.
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'Omicron' Variant Drives "Worrying" Surge In South Africa's Covid Cases
The Omicron variant has propelled a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in South Africa in recent weeks, health officials told parliament Wednesday, calling the situation "worrying".
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'Omicron' Was "Present" In Europe 11 Days Before South Africa Cases
Dutch health authorities said on Tuesday that the Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, and before South Africa had first reported the new strain of Covid-19.
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"Different From Delta": Karnataka Minister On Positive Case At Airport
At a time when reports about the new 'Omicron' strain of Covid have set alarm bells ringing, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar has said that a passenger back from South Africa had tested positive for a strain "different than Delta".
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Highly-Mutated COVID-19 Variant Found In 2 More Nations, Numbers Still Low
A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a leading World Health Organization official.
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South Africa Warns Of Covid 5th Wave As Cases Rise
South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID-19 infection wave earlier than expected, after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday.
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South Africa Reinstates Covid Contact Tracing, Quarantine Requirements
South Africa on Wednesday brought back the requirements of contact tracing and quarantine under certain circumstances amid rising COVID-19 cases, less than a week after it announced to do away with them.
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781 Omicron Cases, Most In Delhi (238); 44% Jump In Daily Covid Cases
The total count of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron has reached 781 in India. The variant of concern that was first detected in South Africa in November has now spread to 21 states in the country.
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Positive Case To Isolate, Matches Go On: For India-South Africa Tour, Covid Rules
India vs South Africa: Positive cases will isolate and matches will go on, CSA's chief medical officer Shuaib Manjra told NDTV in an interview on Wednesday.
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South Africa To Roll Out Covid Booster Shots Next Month
South Africa will next month start giving Pfizer booster shots against coronavirus, a health official said Friday, a day after the country reported a near-record high in daily cases of the disease.
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As Omicron Spreads, Mixed Messages About How Dangerous It Can Be
South Africa's surge in Covid-19 cases following the emergence of the omicron variant hasn't overwhelmed hospitals so far, prompting some cautious optimism that the new strain may cause mostly mild illness.
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Emergence Of Omicron Inevitable: South Africa President As Cases Multiply
South Africa's fourth COVID-19 wave was anticipated and the emergence of the new Omicron variant was inevitable, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said, terming the surge in infections a matter of "great concern".
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South Africa Readies Hospitals As Omicron Variant Drives New Covid Wave
South Africa is preparing its hospitals for more admissions, as the Omicron coronavirus variant pushes the country into a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
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South Africa's Covid Cases Cross 3 Million Amid Omicron Surge
South Africa's Covid-19 infections surged to a record three million on Friday as a new wave driven by the Omicron variant rips through parts of the country, official figures showed.
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Omicron Severity Likely To Be Low: Health Ministry's Latest Info
The government has urged people to 'vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate' in response to widespread and growing concern after India reported its first cases - two samples from Karnataka - of the Omicron Covid strain.
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Omicron Covid Variant: What We Know And What We Don't
Omicron is a variant of Covid-19 first sequenced in South Africa with cases now present in over 20 countries and on all continents.
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'Omicron' Variant Drives "Worrying" Surge In South Africa's Covid Cases
The Omicron variant has propelled a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in South Africa in recent weeks, health officials told parliament Wednesday, calling the situation "worrying".
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'Omicron' Was "Present" In Europe 11 Days Before South Africa Cases
Dutch health authorities said on Tuesday that the Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, and before South Africa had first reported the new strain of Covid-19.
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"Different From Delta": Karnataka Minister On Positive Case At Airport
At a time when reports about the new 'Omicron' strain of Covid have set alarm bells ringing, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar has said that a passenger back from South Africa had tested positive for a strain "different than Delta".
