OMICRON

Cambodia confirm first case of Omicron variant

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsNewsWorld15 December 202115 December 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cambodia has identified the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in a traveller from the western African country of Ghana, the country’s ministry of health announced in a…

11 African nations report Omicron cases

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsCOVID-19News10 December 202110 December 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that 11 nations across the continent have reported cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant…reports Asian Lite News Addressing the…

Nigeria confirms three more Omicron variant of Covid-19

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsCOVID-198 December 20218 December 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigerian authorities confirmed three more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases of the variant of concern to six in the most populous African…

Zambia confirms presence of Omicron variant

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsCOVID-19World5 December 20215 December 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute Zambia has confirmed the presence of omicron Covid-19 variant in the southern African nation…reports Asian Lite News Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said the variant was detected in the country’s…

Lockdown should be ‘last resort’ to curb Omicron WHO

by NewsdeskCOVID-19NewsWorld3 December 20213 December 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Imposing lockdown to curtail transmission of Omicron could prove to be very costly and should be used as a last resort, according to the World Health Organisation…reports Asian Lite News…

Rise in Covid cases double as a result of Omicron in S. Africa

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsCOVID-193 December 20213 December 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Omicron, the new variant of Covid-19, is increasing hospitalisations among children under five years of age…reports Asian Lite News South Africa has seen Covid cases double as a result of…

WHO slams blanket travel bans

by Newsdesk-Top NewsCOVID-1930 November 20211 December 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO by South Africa last week. So far, several countries and regions have confirmed cases of infection with Omicron….reports Asian Lite News…

Rwanda suspends flights to S. Africa over Omicron variant

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsCOVID-1929 November 202129 November 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rwanda has temporarily suspended direct flights to and from southern African countries due to concerns over the new Covid-19 variant Omicron…reports Asian Lite News The decision was made late on…

Omicron variant forces UAE expats to cancel holiday plans to India

by NewsdeskArab NewsIndia NewsUAE News29 November 202129 November 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reports of Covid-19’s Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) have thrown a spanner in the works for many UAE holidaymakers planning a trip home to India this winter…reports Asian Lite News Travel agents…

Morocco suspends regular int’l flights over Omicron variant

by NewsdeskCOVID-19World29 November 202129 November 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute Morocco will suspend all regular international passenger flights for two weeks over concern about the new Covid-19 variant Omicron…reports Asian Lite News The suspension will come into effect starting Monday’s…