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December 02, 2021
Airlines told to keep data on travelers from southern Africa
Federal health officials are requiring airlines to gather contact-tracing information on passengers heading to the U.S.
December 01, 2021
Live updates: South Africa sees surge in virus cases
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a ...
December 01, 2021
Fauci: 1st case of omicron variant identified in US
Dr. Anthony Fauci announced Wednesday that a person in California has become the first in the U.S. to have an identified case ...
December 01, 2021
Nigeria says it found first case of omicron in November
Nigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in travelers who arrived from South Africa in the past ...
December 01, 2021
Omicron unravels travel industry's plans for a comeback
Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 ...
December 01, 2021
Live updates: Obama, Fauci encourage vaccinations at clinic
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, visited a ...
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November 30, 2021
Brazil sees 2 confirmed omicron cases, Latin America's 1st
Health officials in Brazil have reported the country's first confirmed cases of the omicron variant in two travelers arriving ...
November 30, 2021
WH: Omicron variant found in 20 countries, not US
U.S. public health officials said Tuesday the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in at least 20 countries ...
November 30, 2021
WHO warns that new virus variant poses 'very high' risk
The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early ...
November 29, 2021
Scientists race to study omicron variant
Scientists worldwide are scrambling to assess the omicron variant's multiple mutations.
November 29, 2021
WH: Travel restrictions meant to protect not punish
The White House is defending its decision to restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African nations, insisting the ...
November 29, 2021
Some nations restrict travel amid virus variant
Nations around the world sought to keep the new omicron variant at bay with travel bans and further restrictions, even as it ...
November 29, 2021
Live updates: Spain confirms its 1st case of omicron variant
MADRID — One of Madrid’s major public hospitals says it has detected the first confirmed case of the omicron variant in Spain ...
November 29, 2021
EXPLAINER: What we know and don't know about omicron variant
The World Health Organization says it could still take some time to get a full picture of the threat posed by omicron, a new ...
November 29, 2021
Australia delays relaxing border, 5th omicron case reported
Australian authorities announced on Monday that they would delay plans to relax border restrictions by at least two weeks, ...
November 28, 2021
AP Top Stories November 28 P
Here's the latest for Sunday November 28: A jump in consumer spending bodes well for the holidays; US monitors for more ...
November 28, 2021
In omicron hot spot, somber mood as S Africa faces variant
The overcast, drizzly skies match the somber mood at the Tshwane University of Technology, a hot spot in South Africa’s ...
November 28, 2021
Dutch, Australians find omicron variant: others halt flights
Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread ...
November 26, 2021
Expert on emergence of new COVID variant
The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air travel, ...
November 26, 2021
More SAfrica travel restrix as new variant emerges
A coronavirus variant was recently identified in South Africa and is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as ...
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