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Australia reports 1st Omicron cases in Sydney

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  In Australia, New South Wales (NSW) Health confirm urgent genomic testing undertaken today shows two overseas travellers have been infected with the new Omicron B.1.1.529 COVID-19...

Brazil P.1 COVID-19 variant cases reported in the UK

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Public Health England (PHE) reports identifying up to 6 cases of the Variant of Concern first identified in Manaus, Brazil (P.1) have been detected in the UK. Officials say...

UK: Boris Johnson says COVID-19 variant may be associated with a higher degree of mortality

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By News Desk  @bactiman63 Today, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson said in a press conference on coronavirus that the new COVID-19 variant may be more deadly than previously thought: “I...

COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7, now reported in 21 states

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By News Desk  @bactiman63 Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of a virus are expected to occur over time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reminds us. The...

Philippines report 1st UK COVID-19 variant, 30 million doses of Covovax vaccine secured

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the detection of the first case of B.1.1.7. SARS-CoV-2 (UK) variant in the country. The DOH announced that the Philippine...

Japan reports 4 cases of new strain variant of SARS-CoV-2 in travelers from Amazonas, Brazil

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo (NIID) reported detecting a new mutant strain of the new coronavirus in four travelers arriving from Brazil to Tokyo...

Sulu island province in PH closes border due to new COVID-19 strain in Sabah

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By Teddy Cambosa The island province of Sulu in the southern tip of the Philippines has ordered travel restrictions in the province starting from January 4 to 17 due to news of the new COVID-19 strain...