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Britain to unveil new booster guidance as Omicron variant spreads
Johnson has restricted travel to southern Africa, tightened testing rules and made mask-wearing compulsory in shops and on transport in response to Omicron.
Mon Nov 29 2021
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Dutch: Some of the 61 COVID cases from South Africa flights are new variant
The cases were discovered among 624 passengers who arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on two flights from southern Africa.
Sun Nov 28 2021
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What is known so far about new COVID variant Omicron
WHO has designated it a variant of concern and many countries are racing to try and contain it, banning flights from southern Africa.
Sun Nov 28 2021
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Kids' hospital fulfils Mandela dream 3 years after death
After he led the struggle to dismantle apartheid, one of Mandela's most cherished dreams was to build the first specialist paediatric hospital in southern Africa.
Sun Nov 27 2016
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Kaum Albino di Malawi
Six albinos have been killed in the poor southern African nation since December, according to the Association of Persons with Albinism in Ma
Tue Apr 21 2015
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Everyday peril for Albinos in Malawi
Six albinos have been killed in the poor southern African nation since December, according to the Association of Persons with Albinism in Ma
Tue Apr 21 2015
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Daily-dose HIV prevention fails for African women
Daily doses of drugs or vaginal gels have proven ineffective at preventing HIV infections in southern Africa.
Mon Mar 04 2013