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Omicron surge
China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country – Times of India
BEIJING: China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases on Tuesday, as the nation's "zero-Covid" strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave. Health authorities reported 4,770…
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to Omicron surge – Times of India
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country. "My wedding won't be going ahead but I just join many other New Zealanders who have…
COVID-19 vaccines for truck drivers ‘right thing to do,’ Duclos says as mandate kicks in –…
Requiring COVID-19 vaccines for truck drivers crossing the border into Canada is the “right thing to do,” says Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos as a new vaccine mandate kicks into effect.
Unvaccinated foreign national truck…
Ajith Kumar’s ‘Valimai’ pushed indefinitely due to spike in COVID cases
By PTI
South star Ajith Kumar's much-awaited action drama "Valimai" has been pushed from its release date of January 13 due to rise in COVID cases across the country, makers announced on Thursday.
The Tamil film is…
Amid Omicron surge, 10-day quarantine still ‘ideal’ but not always possible: Tam – National |…
The “ideal” quarantine period for a person infected with COVID-19 is still 10 days, but whether that’s possible amid an explosion of Omicron cases is another question entirely, says Canada’s top doctor.
For nearly two years…
English school children to wear masks to tackle Omicron surge – Times of India
LONDON: Children in secondary schools in England will be told to wear face coverings when they return after the Christmas holiday next week to tackle a surge in cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi…
Lufthansa to cut 33,000 flights due to Omicron: Report
BERLIN :
Lufthansa plans to cut 33,000 flights from its winter schedule due to the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant and related travel restrictions, CEO Carsten Spohr told the Frankfurter Allgemeine…
Omicron surge: Singapore orders airlines not to issue new tickets till Jan 20
NEW DELHI: Singapore on Wednesday imposed restrictions on air travel amid increasing cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 and said airlines will not be allowed to sell new flight tickets for travel to the country from December 23 to…