Tag: Omicron variant
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64th Grammy Awards postponed indefinitely
The 64th Grammy Awards has been postponed indefinitely amid an unprecedented wave of COVID Omicron variant. Recording Academy announced that the awards was postponed indefinitely for safety reasons. The awards show had been scheduled for Jan. 31; no new date has been set yet. CBS and Recording Academy in a statement said holding the show…
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COVID-19: Ethiopia reports 2,140 new cases
Ethiopia registered 2,140 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 428,796 as of Monday evening, the country’s Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, the ministry reported 11 new related deaths and 1,490 recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the national death and recovery counts to 6,969 and 356,997 respectively. Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous…
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COVID-19: No death from Omicron variant yet in Nigeria, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), says no person in Nigeria has died of COVID-19 with the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, the Omicron variant, in the country, as the variant surges across the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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No reported case of deaths arising from Omicron variant yet – WHO
The World Health Organization on Friday said it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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FG counters Canada, insists no Omicron COVID-19 variant in Nigeria
The Federal Government on Monday insisted Nigeria is yet to record a case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, despite Canadian authorities’ claims that two passengers from Nigeria had tested positive. Speaking at the Presidential Steering Committee briefing in Abuja, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Ifedayo Adetifa, said there was no…