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Nigeria to ban arrivals from 4 countries to reciprocate restrictions over new Covid-19 variants
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The Nigerian government has announced its intention to ban arrivals from Canada, Britain, Argentina and Saudi Arabia from Tuesday, after the four countries added...
WHO classifies B.1.1.529 as ‘variant of concern’ named Omicron
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new Covid variant detected in southern Africa this week as the 'Variant of Concern' following the...
Single dose of Covid vax can cut transmission by up to half
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A single dose of a Covid-19 vaccine can cut transmission of coronavirus by up to half, a Public Health England (PHE) study showed on...
Delaying vax will give virus opportunity to develop new variants
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People should not delay taking Covid-19 vaccine as this will give virus an opportunity to develop new variants and some of them may reduce...