The World Health Organization said Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The WHO said it was collecting evidence about…
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Omicron: COVID cases double over 24 hours in South Africa as the world braces for rapid increase in infections
South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron variant last week. New confirmed cases rose to…
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NCDC confirms three cases of Omicron COVID variant in Nigeria
By our reporter/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Nigeria. Ifedayo Adetifa, the NCDC director-general, who made the disclosure…
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By our reporter/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday said no case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has been detected in Nigeria. According to a statement by…
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Canada detects first cases of Omicron COVID variant in ‘travellers from Nigeria’
Canada on Sunday says it has detected two cases of the new highly infectious Omicron COVID-19 variant in Ottawa, Ontario. According to a statement by the Ontario government, the two cases were…
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