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Italian researchers have published the first image of the Covid-19 Omicron variant , confirming expectations that the new strain was...

TORONTO - Two cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first detected in Southern Africa last week, have been confirmed...

JERUSALEM - Israel on Saturday said it would ban the entry of all foreigners into the country, making it the...

FRANKFURT - BioNTech said on Friday it expects more data on a worrying new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa...

GENEVA — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday (Nov 26) classified the B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa as a SARS-CoV-2...

BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) residents will need to have Covid-19 vaccine booster jabs if they want to travel to another...

JOHANNESBURG - South African scientists have detected a new Covid-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its...

WELLINGTON — New Zealand will keep its borders closed to most international travellers for a further five months, the government said...

BEIJING/VILNIUS — China downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania on Sunday (Nov 21), expressing strong dissatisfaction with the Baltic State after...

WELLINGTON - New Zealand will adopt a new system of living with the coronavirus virus from Dec 3, which will end tough...