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All posts tagged "Omicron"
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Tunisia-Louzir: new variant of Omicron does not exist in Tunisia
The director of the Institut Pasteur, Hechmi Louzir, confirmed to the TAP press agency on Thursday, August 10, 2023 that the new...
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Tunisia-Hechmi Louzir: Discovery of 1sr case of new omicron variant “Bq 1.1” in Tunisia
The director of Pasteur Institute Hechmi Louzir declared today the discovery of the first case of the new omicron variant “Bq 1.1...
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Tunisia-Sellaouti: No death linked to Omicron variant in the school environment
The Minister of Education, Fathi Sellaouti, revealed that the members of the scientific committee confirmed the rapid spread of the Omicron strain...
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Brazil sees 1st Omicron death – report
Brazil’s Goias state recorded the country’s first Omicron-related fatality on Thursday in the city of Aparecida de Goiania, Xinhua News Agency reported....
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Tunisia-Louzir: 30% to 40% increase in Omicron infections
Omicron infections now account for 30 to 40% of cases undergoing genome sequencing at the Tunis Pasteur Institute, said director of the...
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Tunisia-A case of contamination with the omicron variant identified in Mahdia
Samir Lahouel, regional director of health in the governorate of Mahdia, confirmed this Wednesday, December 29, 2021, that the first case of...
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Tunisia-4 more Omicron infections found in Tunisia
Four more Omicron infections were detected in Tunisia, member of the Scientific Committee to Combat the Coronavirus Mahjoub Ouni said on Tuesday....
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Russia confirms recording first Omicron cases
Russia’s Health Minister Mikhail Murashko confirmed on Saturday the country registered the first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the country...
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Tunisia-Omicron-Monastir : A first contamination detected
Monastir regional health director Hammouda Babba today revealed the detection of the first infection with the new South African variant “Omicron” in...
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Tunisia-3 new contaminations by the “Omicron” variant
Speaking today to a private radio, the director of the Institut Pasteur de Tunis and president of the vaccination commission Hechmi Louzir revealed...
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WHO: Omicron infecting vaccinated people
The World Health Organization confirmed on Monday that the newly registered Omicron coronavirus variant can infect people fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “There...
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Report: US records first Omicron-related death
The United States registered what seems to be the nation’s first death linked to the Omicron strain of COVID-19, ABC News reported....
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Iran detects first Omicron infection
Iranian Health Ministry announced on Sunday the country has identified the first COVID-19 case caused by the Omicron variant. According to state...
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Qatar registers its first four cases of Omicron – QNA
Qatar has registered its first four cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the state news agency QNA said on Friday. It...
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Veran: Omicron very, very contagious
French Health Minister Olivier Veran warned on Thursday that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is “very, very contagious.” The remarks come...
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Tunisia-Omicron variant: 3 “possible” cases detected in Zarzis
3 “possible” infections with the new Omicron variant have been detected in Zarzis, according to the director of the Zarzis regional hospital,...
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Omicron could break subpar health systems – WHO
It is wrong to operate under the assumption that the COVID-19 Omicron strain is less dangerous than its predecessors, as it can overwhelm unprepared...
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Algeria confirms 1st case of Omicron variant
Algerian health authorities on Tuesday confirmed the detection of the first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, local media reported. PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 Partages
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UK reports first death from Omicron variant
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that at least one person in the country has died after contracting the...
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WHO: No proof jabs do not work against Omicron
World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Immunization Director Kate O’Brien stated on Thursday there has been no evidence so far the existing...
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WHO sees signs Omicron is milder than Delta
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that “some evidence” indicates the most recently detected COVID-19 variant,...
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Tunisia- [Audio] Omicron-Hechmi Louzir: A 3rd dose of vaccine for this category
Speaking to Tunisie Numérique, director of the Institut Pasteur in Tunis and chairman of the vaccination commission Hechmi Louzir talked about the discovery...
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Tunisia-Bouguira announces the discovery of a new variant of Omicron
Dr Zakaria Bouguira reported Thursday, December 9, 2021, that a new variant of Omicron has been found. Bouguira called for a new...
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Kuwait records 1st Omicron variant infection
The first infection was registered in Kuwait with the mutant “Omicron” The official spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, confirmed...
