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HK, Australian varsities discover T cells effective against Omicron

A research done by Hong Kong and Australian universities has revealed that T cells offer effective immune response against Omicron. /CFP A research done by the Hong Kong University of Science

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Japanese PM lists Omicron variant as top national priority

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida laid out his priorities for 2022 at his first news conference of the year on Tuesday, listing the Omicron variant as the most difficult challenge now facing his

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Botswana's president in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi is in mandatory self- isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 in routine testing, a government spokesperson said on Monday.

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Botswana's president in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19

FILE PIC: Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi. /Xinhua Botswana President MokgweetsiMasisiis in mandatory self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.A government spokesperson confi

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Brazilians celebrate New Year’s in Rio despite COVID-19 surge

02:42 While most of Brazil’s cities have cancelledend of the yearcelebrations over growing concerns posed bythe COVID-19Omicron variant,Riode Janeiro’s famed New Year’s Eve festivities

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FDA says antigen tests may be less sensitive to omicron

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday warned that antigen tests may be less effective in detecting the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19.John Ma

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Biden lifts Omicron travel ban on 8 Southern African countries

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Dec. 28, lifted travel restrictions imposed against eight Southern African countries over the Omicron COVID-19 variant.Under the pr

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Biden signs legislation to raise debt limit, averting first-ever U.S. default

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation that provides authority to increase the federal government's debt limit by $2.5 trillion, preventing th

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U.K. projected to have one million Omicron infections by end of December

The U.K. will have more than one million Omicron cases by the end of this month if current trends continue unchanged, the country's Health Security Agency said on Frida

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IMF chief calls on global cooperation to control pandemic, support economic recovery

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday called on global cooperation to control the COVID-19 pandemic and support ec

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WHO chief scientist urges people not to panic over Omicron

The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist told the Reuters Next conference on Friday that people should not panic over the emergence of the Omicron coronavi

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U.S. central bank admits it underestimated spread of inflation

Top U.S. financial officials offered a sobering message: Inflation is more widespread than initially thought, and it’s too soon to measure the Omicron variant's impact

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Omicron variant infections climb to 32 in the UK

Nine more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been identified in England and one in Scotland, the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.It takes

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WHO urges 'rational' measures against Omicron variant

The World Health Organization called Tuesday for countries to keep calm and take "rational” measures in response to the new coronavirus strain Omicron."We call on all m

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Two more Omicron cases detected in London

Two more cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in London, bringing the total number of people who tested positive with the strain in the U.K. to 1

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Zhong Nanshan: Too early to conclude about Omicron variant of COVID-19

It still takes a period of time to find out how harmful the new COVID-19 variant Omicron is, and it's too early to reach a conclusion about it yet, Chinese top epidemio

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Zhong Nanshan: Too early to conclude about Omicron variant of COVID-19

It still takes a period of time to find out how harmful the new COVID-19 variant Omicron is, and it's too early to reach a conclusion about it yet, Chinese top epidemio