Health
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Roundup: countries scramble to contain spread of Omicron variant
Madrid Desk, Nov 27 (EFE).- A growing number of countries are scrambling to protect themselves against the new “Omicron” variant…
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Sri Lanka bans travelers from 6 African countries amid Omicron fears
Colombo, Nov 27 (EFE).- Sri Lanka on Saturday joined other countries around the world in banning arrivals from six southern…
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WHO sounds alarm on new Covid-19 variant
International Desk, Nov 26 (EFE).- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday identified a variant of Covid-19 detected in South…
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European countries ban travel from southern Africa over new variant
(Update: adds case in Belgium) Madrid Desk, Nov 26 (EFE).- A new coronavirus variant has alarm bells ringing in Europe,…
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India on alert after new Covid-19 variant emerges in South Africa
New Delhi, Nov 26 (EFE).- Indian authorities have sounded an alert and called for close passenger screening after scientists in…
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South Africa detects new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations
Johannesburg, Nov 25 (EFE).- A new variant of coronavirus has been detected in South Africa, where infection figures are rising…
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Roundup: EMA approves Pfizer jab for children aged 5-11
Madrid Desk, Nov 25 (EFE).- The European Medicines Agency on Thursday approved the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in…
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Panama authorizes Covid-19 boosters for all adults
Panama City, Nov 24 (EFE).- “I urge everybody in Panama to get vaccinated so we can move forward,” 59-year-old Maribel…
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EU health officials push for booster jabs amid soaring infection rates
Madrid Desk, Nov 24 (EFE).- The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Wednesday urged governments to speed up…
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WHO: vaccinating children against Covid is beneficial, but less urgent
Geneva, Nov 24 (EFE).- The World Health Organization experts on Wednesday said that inoculating children and youngsters can help tackle…
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