Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said he expects a decision later today on the European Union's proposal to stop air travel from the southern African region due to the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant.

In a post on Twitter, Mr Coveney said it is "important to move quickly on this, coordination across the EU is important to be effective".

He said his department is consulting with the Department of Health, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan and the European Commission on the situation.

The B.1.1.529 variant has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations, which are concerning because they could help it evade the body's immune response and make it more transmissible, South African scientists have said.

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A street in New York has been named after Irish LGBT rights campaigner Tarlach Mac Niallais.

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Omicron found in 6 more states, but experts say Delta remains greatest threat to U.S.

Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday but the Delta strain likely remains a greater threat as winter sets in and Americans gather for the holidays, experts said.New Jersey, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Utah each reported their first cases of the Omicron variant on Friday. Missouri was awaiting CDC confirmation of a case involving a St.

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Delhi govt issues show-cause notice to airline for flouting Covid guidelines

New Delhi District Administration has issued a show-cause notice to American Airlines as the crew of a flight from New York missed random RT-PCR testing of the passengers on arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

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Early evidence suggests Omicron variant more transmissible than Delta

New evidence suggests the Omicron variant may be more transmissible than the Delta variant, as Norway grapples with a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases. Crystal Goomansingh reports on the single event the spike is being linked to, and how scientists are learning more about the mutation, also known as B.1.1.529.

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First Georgia case of omicron variant identified, quarantined in New Jersey

ATLANTA - A Georgia resident who is currently in New Jersey has tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID-19, the Georgia Department of Public Health announced late Friday.The GDPH said the person recently traveled from South Africa and was in Georgia for two days before traveling on to New Jersey where they took a test.

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Omicron variant: Pfizer running ‘neutralization tests’ with its COVID-19 vaccine

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The latest on what’s known about the Omicron COVID-19 variant

Friday marked one week since the World Health Organization declared Omicron a variant of concern. Infection control epidemiologist Dr. Colin Furness answers some questions about the strain.

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COVID-19: Toronto athlete contracts Omicron variant in South Africa

Connor Emeny, a Toronto athlete attempting to become the youngest person ever to complete Ironman triathlons on six continents, has tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after his fourth race in South Africa.

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More suspected and confirmed Omicron variant cases in the GTA

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Omicron variant: South Africa may offer glimpse into the future

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Alberta records 349 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional coronavirus death

COVID-19 cases identified in Alberta over the past 24 hours, the provincial government reported on its website Friday afternoon.The province’s positivity rate was reported as being 3.56 per cent.Despite the new cases, the total number of active coronavirus cases in the province dropped to 4,440 on Friday, down from 4,539 the day before.The Calgary zone continues to have more active COVID-19 cases (1,749) than any other region in the province, followed by the Edmonton zone (1,166), the North zone (653), the Central zone (537) and the South zone (329).

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US donates more COVID vaccine as new states confirm Omicron

Today the Biden administration's COVID-19 response coordinator, Jeff Zients, said the United States would be shipping 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Africa in the coming days, as the global threat of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant continues to grow.

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COVID-19 exposure at a downtown restaurant may be linked to the Omicron variant.In a news release issued Friday, health officials said an employee at Piccolo Caffe E Vino, located on John Street near Adelaide Street West, tested positive for COVID-19.“The case linked to this establishment is under investigation by TPH for the Omicron variant due to recent travel to South Africa,” the statement said.The worker who tested positive was at the restaurant on Nov. 26 from 9 p.m.

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COVID-19: N.S. reports 20 new cases, 34 recoveries Friday

here.As of Friday, Nova Scotia has 199 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, 13 people are in hospital, including five in ICU.There were 33,983 rapid tests administered between November 26 and December 2.

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Philadelphia reports first case of COVID-19 omicron variant

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Study suggests past COVID-19 infection may not fend off omicron variant

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Belgium tightened its coronavirus restrictions for the third consecutive week today to fight one of Europe's worst spikes of Covid-19 cases.

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Man who stuffed razor blades in pizza dough gets nearly 5 years in prison

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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