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B.1.1.529 declared COVID-19 ‘variant of concern’, renamed Omicron
The classification puts Omicron into the most-troubling category of COVID-19 variants, along with the globally-dominant Delta. The World Health Organization…
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WHO names new COVID-19 strain Omicron, designates it a ‘variant of concern’
U.N. health agency has cautioned against travel curbs over the new variant. The World Health Organization on November 26 declared…
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WHO cautions against travel curbs over new COVID-19 variant
As European nations began banning flights from South Africa, the WHO said countries should take a risk-based and scientific approach…
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