The World Health Organization said Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The WHO said it was collecting evidence about the variant of concern (VOC), as countries around the world scramble to stop it from spreading. But despite a growing number of countries registering infections […]
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Japan stops flight bookings despite WHO Omicron travel ban warning
Japan suspended all new flight bookings into the country from Wednesday in response to Omicron, ignoring a World Health Organization warning against blanket travel bans as the new coronavirus strain spread further around the world. Brazil reported the first cases in Latin America of Omicron, which has pushed dozens of countries to impose travel restrictions […]