Omicron slashes African airlines’ passenger traffic by 65% – Report
African airlines’ passenger traffic has fallen by 65 percent due to the increasing impact of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 ...
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Saudi Arabia rules out total lockdown over Omicron
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health has ruled out the possibility of imposing stricter lockdown measures as the mutant coronavirus variant ...
Christmas: Over 6,000 flights cancelled over Omicron
At least 6,000 flights have been canceled worldwide over the long Christmas weekend and thousands more were delayed. This was ...
Omicron: UK to lift travel ban on Nigeria Wednesday
The United Kingdom (UK) says the 11 African countries on its travel red list will be removed from 4 am ...
UK won’t reverse travel ban over FG’s threat – High Commision
The United Kingdom would not reverse its travel ban on Nigeria because of a threat of retaliation by the Federal ...
Omicron: Nigeria detects 3 additional cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has confirmed three additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in ...
Omicron: Student, work visa applications will be processed — UK govt
The United Kingdom says visa applications in other categories such as for persons who wish to study, work or live ...
Omicron: WHO warns against ‘blanket’ travel ban
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to prepare for the possible spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron ...
Omicron: Travel ban on African countries discriminatory – Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the travel ban imposed by some western countries over the discovery of the Omicron ...
Saudi Arabia reports first case of Omicron variant
Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a citizen returning ...