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December 02, (THEWILL) - The United States has announced its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. The case was detected in California, in a fully vaccinated traveler who had recently returned from South Africa and was recovering from...

December 01, (THEWILL) - Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, first to be reported in the Arab world. The case was detected in a Saudi man who returned from a North African nation. State news...

December 01, (THEWILL) - Brazil became the first Latin American country to report cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. According to the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, the country’s first two cases involved a couple, a 41-year-old man...

November 29, (THEWILL) - Canada has detected its first cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid, in two people who had traveled recently to Nigeria, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said in a statement on Sunday. “I was informed today by...

November 28, (THEWILL) - Israel has announced plans to close its borders to all foreigners later Sunday in a bid to stem the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “The entry of foreign nationals into Israel is...

November 27, (THEWILL) - Dutch health authorities said Saturday that 61 passengers from two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 and the results are being examined for the new Omicron variant. The people who tested positive are now...

November 27, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has renamed the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19 "Omicron". “Based on the evidence presented indicative of a detrimental change in Covid-19 epidemiology… the WHO has designated B.1.1.529 as a variant of...

November 25, (THEWILL) - Scientists in South Africa have detected a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers. "Unfortunately we have detected a new variant which is a reason for concern in South Africa"...

November 23, (THEWILL) - The United States' Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department have advised against travel to Germany and Denmark because of rising number of COVID-19 cases in the countries The CDC elevated its...

November 17, (THEWILL) - A British fighter jet has crashed into the Mediterranean while flying but the pilot managed to eject safely. The pilot ejected from the F35, the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier, and is said to be safe. A Ministry...