Omicron

December 30, (THEWILL) - Germany on Thursday said it would lift in early January strict travel rules for people arriving from countries hardest hit by the Omicron variant of the COVID-19. All countries currently listed in the “virus variant” category,...

December 21 (THEWILL) - The first Omicron-related death in the United States has been announced. The deceased, a man (not identified), was unvaccinated and had previously been infected with COVID-19, a release from Harris County Public Health said. “The individual was at...

December 17, (THEWILL) - Canada on Friday, lifted the ban on foreign travellers from Nigeria and nine other African countries. Canadian Health Minister, Jean-Yves Duclos, at a news conference on Friday, said the lifting of the travel ban would take...

December 14, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government on Monday disclosed that it has initiated diplomatic steps to make the United Kingdom and other countries reverse restrictions imposed on travelers from Nigeria on account of the omicron variant. Secretary to the...

December 13, (THEWILL) - China on Monday reported its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 amid a spike in coronavirus infections said to be a new Delta strain ''sub-lineage AY.4''. The development prompted authorities to bar millions of people...

December 13, (THEWILL) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday confirmed the country's first death from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 . During a visit to a vaccine clinic in west London on Monday, Johnson warned against the complacency of...

December 12, (THEWILL) - The incidences of infection by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 across the football world has alarmed the authorities, football clubs and fans alike, especially as plans are afoot for next year’s African football showpiece. Omicron, classified...

December 10, (THEWILL) - The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has asked Nigerians not to let their guard down in the fight against  the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The variant, which was first identified by scientists in South Africa on November...

December 09, (THEWILL) - Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday cancelled all preparations for the Walk for Peace because of the rise in cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Lagos state. The governor had on November 30...

December 08, (THEWILL) - Saudi Arabia authorities have suspended flights  coming from Nigeria into the Kingdom over concerns of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia confirmed the development in a circular...