NEWS RELATED TO omicron

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Over 50% of Europeans on track to contract Omicron – WHO

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Millions more locked down as China battles Omicron spread

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Fourth wave appears to be receding

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China detects more Omicron cases as cities tighten restrictions

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Total Covid-19 cases in Africa now exceed 10 million

Daily Covid-19 update: SA records 7,759 new cases, majority in WC and KZN

New Covid-19 cases increased by 270% globally since Omicron discovery

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World passes 300 million Covid cases as Omicron breaks records

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Omicron less severe but still threat to health systems

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Omicron restrictions ‘wipe out’ UK retail recovery efforts made in 2021

Covid-19 update: More than 11,000 new cases recorded

New Covid variant discovered in France

Covid-19 update: Most new cases still in KZN

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US airport chaos: 2,600 flights cancelled due to weather and Omicron

Dlamini-Zuma gazettes changes to level 1 lockdown regulations

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New Year’s Eve: Here’s what you can and can’t do

J&J booster ‘highly effective’ against hospitalisation from Omicron – SAMRC

‘This is serious’: Brace for an Omicron ‘tsunami’, warns WHO

Omicron variant: Will it get worse?

‘Very high’ Omicron risk as Covid-19 surges worldwide – WHO

US announces date for lifting of Omicron-related SA travel ban

Despite Omicron, domestic tourism sees upswing this December

Omicron may not be the final variant, but it may be the final variant of concern

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Fauci vows more testing as Covid cases skyrocket across the US

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Over 7,000 flights scrapped as Omicron hits Christmas weekend travel

Hospitalisations in SA, UK: What data tells us about how deadly Omicron is

eThekwini community vaccination sites closes over Christmas due to low uptake

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Netherlands lifts travel restrictions on SA and other African countries

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NICD confirms Omicron infections are less severe than Delta variant

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EU watchdog says ‘no answer’ if Omicron-specific jab needed

It’s ‘foolhardy’ to think omicron is a signal Covid is on the way out – epidemiologist

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Israel set to ban travel to US to contain Omicron

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London declares ‘major incident’ over Omicron spread

Covid-19 update: New cases in KZN top Gauteng

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France bans non-essential travel to and from UK

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Germany must prepare for ‘massive’ new Omicron wave

Omicron: New Covid-19 cases soar but hospitalisations ‘not as dramatic’

Covid-19 update: 26,976 new cases reported in SA

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WHO sees unprecedented Omicron spread, ‘probably’ in most countries

Government wants UK to pay damages caused to SA’s economy due to red listing

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Russian experts in SA to help fight Omicron is a political move, say experts

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Daily news update: Pfizer vaccine vs Omicron, Zimbabwean Exemption Permits and Eastern Cape storm

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Pfizer says study confirms positive results for anti-Covid pill

Travel ban: SA and 10 other African countries taken off UK red list

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Fourth wave ‘may be turning’ in Gauteng, says experts

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At least one dead from Omicron as UK boosts response

Vaccine myths: Yes, inoculated Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19

Ramaphosa is ‘doing a lot of consultations’ on tightening SA’s lockdown restrictions

Covid-19 update: SA records 19,018 new cases

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Two weeks into the Omicron outbreak was revealed: Where to from here?

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Daily news update: Standard Bank data breach, SA mourns Themsie Times and De Klerk’s memorial service

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South Africa to roll out Covid booster shots next month

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Hong Kong to require quarantine camp stay for travellers from US

‘Get vaccinated and avoid stricter restrictions,’ says Gauteng government

Covid-19 vaccines still effective against Omicron, experts assure

Ramaphosa to act as Covid-19 infection rate rises

Put odds in your favour and get a jab

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Pfizer/BioNTech says three doses ‘effective’ against Omicron

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Omicron may pose higher reinfection risk but could be milder than Delta – WHO chief

Omicron variant could signal ‘end of Covid-19’

IFP calls on KZN government to ban matric ‘pens down’ celebrations

Spanish omicron cartoon: Are we Africans lesser beings?

Africa

Uganda confirms 11 Omicron infections

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Omicron variant ‘almost certainly’ not more severe than Delta, Fauci tells AFP

Steve Biko’s Omicron patients not oxygen dependent

Tshwane is the global epicentre of the Omicron variant – SAMA

The world is in the same Covid boat – so why is Africa the scapegoat?

Travel bans against Africa over Omicron screams colonial mentality at best

Unlikely for Covid-19 to ‘simply burn out or disappear’ in the future

Lockdown dilemma for Cyril as SA battles Omicron variant

Daily news update: NCCC meeting, load shedding suspended and Shell protest

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All travellers to UK to show pre-departure virus tests

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Protests in Belgium: Here are the latest Covid-19 global developments

Covid-19 update: 11,125 new cases confirmed, positivity rate stands at 23.8%

Spanish newspaper apologises for racist Omicron cartoon