travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, a senior administration official told Reuters.Foreign nationals who are barred from the United States because they have been in one of the eight countries within the prior 14 days will again be allowed on U.S.-bound flights leaving after 12:01 a.m.

ET on Dec. 31, the official added.The United States on Nov. 29 barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi in an “abundance of caution” over the variant detected in South Africa.The official said U.S.

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COVID-19: No new restrictions in Alberta, Saskatchewan to slow Omicron spread

Students in Alberta are getting an extended winter break, but the province says it won’t bring in any more restrictions heading into the new year. Neither is Saskatchewan, where students are going back to class next week as planned.

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The province did not announce any new COVID-19 restrictions Friday and no changes were made to the current indoor gathering rules or Restrictions Exemption Program.

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Students, parents and teachers in Alberta prepare for extended winter break because of COVID-19

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B.C. plans for possible health care staff shortages

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Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka in January

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Year-end tax tips: Ways to prepare, maximize refund, and more

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Largest cluster of rogue planets discovered by astronomers

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Restrictions may return in Delhi as Covid positivity rate rises to 0.46%

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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