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Washington: The holiday season travel stress has only escalated in the US amid the surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, with several airlines reporting staff shortages from the spread of the coronavirus, leaving passengers with delayed…
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Kuala Lumpur: The number of people who died in the massive floods in Malaysia has risen to 46, authorities said. Besides those confirmed dead, at least five other individuals have been reported missing, Xinhua news agency quoted…
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Berlin: A large proportion of public health departments in Germany have already stopped contact tracing for people infected with Covid-19 due to overload, said Ute Teichert, the federal chairwoman of public health physicians,.…
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Washington: The US will lift Covid-related travel restrictions on eight African countries on December 31, the White House announced. "On December 31, (President Joe Biden) will lift the temporary travel restrictions on Southern Africa…
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Kuala Lumpur: The number of people who died in the massive floods in Malaysia has increased to 41, authorities said. Besides those confirmed dead, at least another eight individuals have been reported missing, Inspector-General of Police…
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Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 278.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.88 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday…
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Bangkok: Thailand reported its first cluster of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the northeastern Kalasin province, health officials has said. According to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), there are 22 confirmed…
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Washington: A total of 55 people aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship have tested positive for Covid-19 after it set sail on December 18 from the US state of Florida, the company said. The infections on the Odyssey of the…
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Seoul: This season's first cold wave warning will be issued in the greater Seoul area and many other parts of South Korea on Friday night, with temperatures expected to plummet to as low as minus 15 degrees Celsius the following morning,…
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Rome: The Italian government has tightened anti-Covid-19 rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays amid concerns over rising cases of the new Omicron variant across the country. The cabinet on Thursday unanimously approved a decree…
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