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International
WHO says not yet clear if Omicron causes more severe disease
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on countries to “urgently” reverse “scientifically unjustified” travel bans linked to the discovery…
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International
Australia pauses next phase of border reopening
Australia has paused plans to reopen its borders to some foreign nationals amid fears over the new Covid variant. The…
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Sports
ICC Women’s World Cup abandoned due to new coronavirus varient
The ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Zimbabwe has been abandoned. The tournament was scheduled to be…
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Local
WHO labels new Covid strain ‘omicron’
The World Health Organization on Friday assigned the Greek letter omicron to a newly identified Covid variant in South Africa.…
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International
New heavily mutated variant B.1.1.529 in South Africa raises concern
The latest is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far – and it has such a long list of…
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Local
SLMA Warns of Another COVID Wave
Lessons learnt from the recent outbreaks in countries such as the UK, Singapore and Israel compel Sri Lanka to believe…
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