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South Africa confirms two Omicron sublineages

South Africa’s National Department of Health confirmed that Omicron sublineages BA.4 and BA.5 exist in the country…reports Asian Lite News “There are 5 sub-variants of Omicron being observed around the world. We

15 April 2022

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Israel announce two cases of unknown coronavirus variant

Israel’s Health Ministry has announced two cases of a previously unknown coronavirus variant that are thought to be a combination of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sub-variants…reports Asian Lite News According to

17 March 2022

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Israel passes peak of Omicron wave: PM

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that the country is beginning to see the end of the wave of the highly infectious Omicron variant…reports Asian Lite News “We are seeing the beginning

31 January 2022

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Covid cases in Africa drops for first time since 4th wave

Weekly Covid-19 cases in Africa have dropped significantly and deaths dipped for the first time since the peak of the fourth wave of the pandemic propelled by the Omicron variant, said the

21 January 2022

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Israel detects 20 cases of Omicron sub-variant

Israel has detected some 20 cases of a new sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid…reports Asian Lite News The sub-variant, known as BA.2, was discovered during genetic sequencing of

14 January 2022

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Africa’s 4th Covid wave flattening

Deaths in the fourth wave on the African continent are lower than in the previous waves…reports Asian Lite News After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic driven primarily

14 January 2022

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UAE rules out full lockdown

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade on Thursday confirmed that the country will not go back to complete lockdown due to the Omicron or any other variant of the coronavirus…reports Asian

14 January 2022

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Bennett warns 2-4 million Israelis are infected with Covid amid Omicron

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned that 2 million to 4 million Israelis are predicted to be infected with coronavirus during the current outbreak mainly caused by the highly infectious Omicron

10 January 2022

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Indonesia to ban travelers from Iran

The travel ban is imposed because those countries have recorded a significant number of reports on local infections of the Omicron variant…reports Asian Lite News Indonesia will ban entry for foreign travellers

7 January 2022

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Cuba tightens border controls amid Covid surge

Cuba has tightened Covid-19 border control measures in a bid to stem the ongoing surge triggered by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant…reports Asian Lite News The surge in cases follows the resumption of

6 January 2022

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