Tag: Omicron
Omicron: Govs kick against stigmatisation of Nigeria, travel ban
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected visitation ban placed on Nigeria by Canada and UK over Omicron variant, describing it as precipitate, unfair...
NCDC detects three fresh Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed three more cases of COVID-19 with the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, i.e., the Omicron variant, in...
Omicron: FG faults UK travel ban on Nigerians, seeks immediate review
The Federal Government has expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection of the COVID-19...
COVID: Omicron variant hits 38 countries
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the omicron variant, now detected in 38 countries, appears to be more contagious than the COVID-19 delta variant.
The...
Omicron Variant: Billion dollars projects on hold as AfDB postpones 2021...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) group has postponed indefinitely, the 2021 Africa Investment Forum (AIB) scheduled for December 1 to 3, in Abidjan, Cote...
COVID-19: Countries tighten restrictions as WHO unclear if Omicron more dangerous
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said it is not yet clear whether Omicron is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared...
Japan to ban foreign arrivals due to Omicron variant
Japan on Monday said it would ban all new foreign arrivals from Tuesday, Kyodo news agency reported.
The Japanese government had earlier said it was...
