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26.12.2021 / 07:16

US to lift its ban on travel from southern Africa

The United States is set to lift its travel ban imposed on several southern African nations from next Friday, 31 December.

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Donors Making a Difference for Universal Health Coverage

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Donors making a difference: Knocking down obstacles to COVID-19 vaccination

People wait for their COVID-19 vaccinations at a shopping mall in Luanda, Angola. ©WHO

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US will lift travel ban on southern African countries on Dec. 31

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve, the White House announced Friday.The restrictions, imposed last month, were meant to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant.The Nov.

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US to lift its ban on travel from southern Africa

The United States is set to lift its travel ban imposed on several southern African nations from next Friday, 31 December.

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U.S. preparing to lift travel restrictions on 8 southern African countries

travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, a senior administration official told Reuters.Foreign nationals who are barred from the United States because they have been in one of the eight countries within the prior 14 days will again be allowed on U.S.-bound flights leaving after 12:01 a.m. ET on Dec.

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First case of new Omicron COVID-19 variant confirmed in Hamilton

Omicron COVID-19 variant, according to public health.The city agency said test results from an Ontario lab confirmed the results on Saturday, just days after the province’s top doc revealed an investigation.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said the two individuals returned from Africa, tested positive for COVID and had samples sent for genome sequencing.City health officials have been urging anyone who travelled to Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe within 14 days before arriving in Hamilton to self-isolate, even if vaccinated.

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Omicron variant: Airlines must ID passengers who traveled through southern Africa, CDC says

ATLANTA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered all airlines to turn over the names of passengers who have traveled to southern African countries now under travel restrictions.South African scientists announced last week they’d identified the omicron COVID-19 variant, which shows signs of being highly infectious.

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Omicron variant: Canada expands travel ban, seeks booster guidance

Canada is restricting travel from three more African countries and seeking guidance on COVID-19 boosters amid the emergence of the Omicron variant.

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Omicron variant not yet detected in Saskatchewan; 40 people told to test, isolate

public health agency has notified 40 people in the province to test and isolate after recently travelling from several countries in the southern African region as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was first detected in South Africa. Saskatchewan health experts weigh in on possible impact of Omicron variant on holiday season Dr.

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Biden says no new lockdowns for Omicron COVID-19 variant

Today President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, a concerning strain of the COVID-19 virus first identified in South Africa late last week. Biden said the variant was a cause for concern—not panic—and cautioned that although newly placed travel restrictions will buy the county some time, the variant will likely soon be in the United States.

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Common travel area exempt from UK travel measures

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has welcomed confirmation that new travel measures taken by the UK against the Omicron variant will not apply to the common travel area.

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Canada bans travel from 7 South African nations amid new Covid variant concern

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Canada enacts travel restrictions for southern Africa in light of new COVID-19 variant

The federal government is implementing a travel ban on several south African countries after a new COVID-19 variant was discovered there.

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U.S. & U.K. Announce Travel Ban Due to New COVID Variant Omicron

The United States, the European Union and the UK are putting travel restrictions in place for visitors from southern Africa upon the discovery of a new COVID variant, being called Omicron, via BBC.

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Nicola Sturgeon tells Scots 'don't press the panic button' as concerns grow over covid variant

Nicola Sturgeon has said Scots should not be "pressing the panic button" over growing concerns about a new variant of covid discovered in southern Africa.

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New Covid variant: What is it and how worried should we be about 'worst ever' super mutant?

coronavirus variant which scientists have described as "deeply concerning"The B.1.1.529 variant, which could eventually be called Nu variant, was first identified on Tuesday, November 23, with a total of 59 samples being uploaded to a Covid-19 variant tracking website.

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UK adds six southern African countries to ‘red list’ due to new Covid variant

new coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 -- red-flagged by health experts as highly transmissible and effective at evading the body’s immune response -- was first detected in South Africa earlier this week.

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'Worst ever' super mutant Covid variant: Hunt for passengers who just arrived in UK

Coronavirus with them, has begun.Alarm bells started ringing last night, when Health Minister Sajid Javid confirmed that six African countries were being added to the Red travel list, due to the dangerousness of the new variant – known as the “nu” variant.Anyone coming from South Africa and its surrounding countries Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe will be forced to quarantine for 10 days upon arrival.There are worries that the new variant is more transmissible and that the current vaccines are less effective in fighting it.The long-term worry is that, should this variant spread out of control, then the country will be plunged back into the depths of a UK-wide lockdown just before Christmas.Mr Sajid said: “Our scientists

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South Africa criticizes Britain’s ‘rushed’ travel ban over new COVID-19 variant

COVID-19 variant “seems to have been rushed”, as even the World Health Organization is yet to advise on the next steps.Scientists have so far only detected the B.1.1.529 variant in relatively small numbers in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong, but they are concerned by its high number of mutations which could help it evade the body’s immune response and make it more transmissible.Britain on Thursday temporarily banned flights from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini from Friday after its detection was announced.

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Six countries to move onto Scotland's red list amid fears over new Covid variant

New travel restrictions will be put in place for six counties amid concerns over a potential 'vaccine evading' variant.

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'Worst Covid variant so far' lands South Africa back on UK red travel list

Covid variant described as the "worst we've seen so far" rages on across the world.Health Minister Sajid Javid has confirmed from noon tomorrow, flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe will be temporarily banned and UK travellers must quarantine.UK scientists have raised the alarm on Thursday night over the new B.1.1.529 variant, which they described as the "worst we've seen so far".

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Six African countries to be put on travel 'red list' as scientists raise alarm over 'worst ever' covid variant

Six African countries will be put on England's travel 'red list' imminently due to concerns about a new covid variant officials said is the 'worst one we’ve seen so far'.

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WHO’s work towards vaccine equity continues in Africa and beyond

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US advises against travelling to Ireland over Covid risk

The US Centers for Disease Control has issued a Level 4 notice for Ireland, advising that travel here should be avoided.

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20 million Covid vaccine doses to 20 countries under COVAX

More than 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been provided to 20 countries under COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access), the World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday.

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Thirteen further countries added to 'high-risk' list

Another thirteen countries have been added to the Government's list of 'high-risk' category.

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People arriving from 20 states face 14-day mandatory self-quarantine

An additional 18 states have been added to the Government's coronavirus 'high-risk' list of countries.

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From carats to peanuts: how a pandemic upended the global diamond industry

diamond industry, shuttering mines from Lesotho to Canada and disrupting supply chains, Rajen Patel swapped diamond polishing for peanut farming.Patel, who worked for a decade in India's Surat where about 80% of the world's diamonds are polished, joined the exodus of gem workers leaving the city as cases of the virus shot up. After taking up farming in his home village, he has no plans to return in the coming months."I won't earn as much I was earning in Surat, but I won't starve and there is no fear of getting infected with coronavirus," he said.

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Mint Lite | Nirav Modi custody extended, South Asia covid cases rise, other news to know

SA sends buses out for migrantsIt’s not just in India that industry is worried about how to lure migrant workers back to jobs after an unplanned covid-19 lockdown left thousands of them without food and money. South Africa’s gold and platinum miners are racing to bring back thousands of skilled migrant workers who are crucial to production, following the easing of lockdown.

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As exponential COVID-19 spread hits parts of Africa, WHO issues advisory on traditional medicines

COVID-19 activity in parts of Africa has grown exponentially over the past 2 weeks, raising worries that the region could become the next pandemic epicenter in the weeks and months ahead, according to an update from the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Ghana's virus cases spike 10 days after lockdown is lifted

ACCRA – Confirmed coronavirus cases in Ghana have surged above 2,000, increasing 24% in a matter of days, health officials announced Thursday, reflecting mostly test taken during a recent three-week lockdown in the West African country's two largest cities.

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Prince Harry 'labelled selfish after Prince Charles tested positive for coronavirus'

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk that the move could be perceived as somewhat selfish.

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