Europe swept by COVID wave amid anger at new curbs
ROME: European governments prepared on Tuesday to introduce new restrictions to try to curb a growing surge of coronavirus infections
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CORONAVIRUS
Oman reports 466 new cases, 13 deaths
Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday reported 466 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases
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Europe, WHO sound alarm over resurgent virus crisis
The European Union’s disease control agency has joined frantic health workers to sound the alarm over a coronavirus surge across
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UK to start one-hour Covid-19 tests at Heathrow
Passengers traveling to Hong Kong and Italy from Britain’s Heathrow Airport will undergo a one-hour coronavirus test before flying out
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Daily Covid-19 deaths continue to rise
Muscat: With the number of daily cases and deaths from COVID-19 continuing to be alarmingly high, the authorities seem to
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New restrictions as Europe surges past 250,000 virus deaths
Belgium imposed a nationwide overnight curfew on Monday as Switzerland made wearing face masks compulsory in indoor public spaces, the
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Public urged to stick to Supreme Committee’s decisions
MUSCAT: Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi, Minister of Health, Member of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting
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National duty to report violations
Muscat: The government on Thursday said that citizens and residents are partners in the fight against COVID-19 said it is
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Oman reports 520 new cases, 10 deaths
Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday announced 520 new Covid-19 cases and ten deaths. The total number of
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World Bank approves $12 bln for Covid-19 vaccines
The World Bank said Tuesday that it approved $12 billion for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of
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Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid vaccine trial
Johnson & Johnson said Monday it had temporarily halted its Covid-19 vaccine trial because one of its participants had become
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British PM to outline new virus lockdown system
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to present a new three-tiered alert system for coronavirus cases in England on
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The mystery of India’s low Covid-19 death rate
New Delhi: India, with its population of 1.3 billion people, has the world’s second-highest number of coronavirus cases, now more
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India’s Covid-19 infections cross 7 million
India’s coronavirus case tally topped 7 million after it reported 74,383 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from
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Night lockdown begins in Oman
Muscat: In line with the recent decisions of the Supreme Committee on Covid-19, the second spell of night lockdown has
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No guests in beaches, hotels in Oman told
Muscat: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism asked hotels not to allow guests in the beaches from October 11 until
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Mwasalat suspends Salalah-Muscat bus service
Muscat: Mwasalat has suspended the Muscat-Salalah bus service until further notice. The timings of bus services in the Muscat Governorate
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Spotlight: Use the power within you
The World Mental Health Day that was celebrated on Saturday had special significance this year, with the world passing through
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India’s coronavirus infections rise to 6.76 million
India’s tally of coronavirus infections stood at 6.76 million on Wednesday, rising by 72,049 cases in the last 24 hours,
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Covid-19 can spread through virus lingering in air
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday said COVID-19 can spread through virus lingering in the air,
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New York closes schools in virus-hit areas
New York will temporarily close schools in nine neighborhoods experiencing an uptick in coronavirus infections, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday,
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