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FILED - A Corona warning sign "We Need You" hangs at Humberto Delgado International Airport. In Portugal, the emergency status with new restrictions and test rules has been in effect again since Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 due to increasing corona numbers. Photo: Pedro Fiuza / ZUMA Press Wire / dpa.

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Portugal again imposes Covid-19 restrictions on public life

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

The seven-day incidence of coronavirus infection in Portugal has risen to over 300

13 December 2021, United Kingdom, Sevenoaks: People queue in front of St Thomas' Hospital before receiving their booster jabs. Everyone over 18 in England will be offered booster jabs as of this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday night, as he declared an Omicron emergency. Photo: Kirsty O'connor/PA Wire/dpa.

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Expert: Omicron will be dominant variant in Europe within four weeks

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/13/21

The transmission rate is three times that of Delta. The reason for this is that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are infected

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends the signing of the memorandum of understanding between WHO and the WHO Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS

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WHO: Omicron strain of Covid-19 present in 57 countries

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/8/21

Tedros called on governments to take preventive measures seriously and implement them

FILED - Passers-by walk along Nyhavn, in Copenhagen, the harbour with its colourful little houses popular with tourists. Denmark lifted Corona measures in force in the country on September 10 but plans to reintroduce some measures in November after cases climbed. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

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More than 260 Omicron cases detected in Denmark

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/6/21

Several infections with the Omicron variant in Denmark have been traced back to an electronic music concert in Aalborg on 27 November

29 November 2021, Czech Republic, Trutnov: An employee of the microbiological laboratory of the Trutnov Hospital evaluates tests for COVID-19. The first case of the coronavirus variant Omicron in the Czech Republic has been confirmed after further laboratory tests. Photo: Taneèek David/CTK/dpa.

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France reports first Omicron case

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/21

The infected person had travelled to Mozambique in mid-November

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Omicron variant detected for first time in Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/21

The person comes from the southern Swedish region of Skane

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Spain confirms first case of Omicron variant

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

"The patient is fine," says the hospital's infectious diseases lab

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Portugal's Belenenses hit with 13 Omicron cases of Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/29/21

Those affected had been isolated

FILED - 28 November 2021, Bavaria, Munich: A Bundeswehr aircraft is seen at the cargo area of the Munich Airport. The German Army is flying patients suffering from coronavirus complications to the airport in Hamburg as part of the so-called "cloverleaf" mechanism coordinated between the federal and state governments. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa.

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Spain imposes quarantine on southern Africa travelers due to omicron

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

Travelers from 7 countries will have to undergo a 10-day quarantine

27 November 2021, United Kingdom, London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a media briefing in Downing Street on the latest updates regarding the coronavirus (Covid-19). Photo: Jeff Gilbert/The Daily Telegraph/PA Wire/dpa.

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Britain clamps down on travel as Omicron strain spreads to Europe

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/28/21

EU member states agreed to suspend passenger flights from seven southern African countries to contain a new, potentially more dangerous coronavirus variant

26 November 2021, Ukraine, ---: An illustration photo shows a medical syringe and a vial in front of the text Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 in the background. The mutated strain, called "Omicron" and described by the World Health Organization as "a strain of concern", reached Belgium after it was discovered in South Africa. Pharmaceutical companies are working to modify vaccines to counter the new mutated strain of the Coronavirus, which has sparked travel bans in many countries of the world. Photo: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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High viral load discovered in Hong Kong pair carrying Omicron strain

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/27/21

Both patients are fully vaccinated

Passengers move through Hamburg's airport on November 18. Fears of a new, more contagious strain of the virus moving through southern Africa have prompted bans across Europe on arrivals from the region. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa.

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EU eyeing travel limits from southern Africa due to Covid-19 variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/21

On Thursday, Israel and Britain announced new travel restrictions on several African countries over concerns about a new coronavirus variant

A view of the center of Oslo. Photo: Foreigner.fi/File photo.

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Norway postpones planned easing of restrictions due to Delta concerns

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/28/21

However, some changes will be made to the current stage of relaxations from Monday

American Airlines aircraft. Photo: Pixabay.

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US keeps travel restrictions for foreigners due to Delta variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/27/21

The United States currently bars entry for most non-citizens from European Union countries, Britain, India, China, Brazil, South Africa and Iran

02 July 2021, Canada, Kingston: A person receives their COVID-19 vaccine during a drive-thru clinic at Richardson stadium. Photo: Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press via ZUMA/dpa

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Finland reports 1,307 coronavirus infections in the last week

The Nomad Today 7/8/21

In the region of Helsinki-Uusimaa the incidence is close to 68 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants

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12 June 2021, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Belgium's Thomas Meunier scores his side's second goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group B soccer match between Russia and Belgium at Krestovsky Stadium. Photo: Igor Russak/dpa

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Finnish Covid-19 positives related to Russia travel are Delta variant

The Nomad Today 7/2/21

The Finnish health agency (THL) confirmed that the first positive cases of Delta variant among football fans have been found in samples obtained on the eastern border

21 March 2021, Russia, Moscow: People walks past a man sleeping on a bench at a metro station near the Izmailovo Kremlin center. Photo: Mihail Tokmakov/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa.

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Moscow coronavirus cases climb by record number for second day in row

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/19/21

Almost 90 per cent of Covid-19 cases are now due to the particularly infectious Indian variant.

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50 cases of Mexican variant detected in Danish coronavirus outbreak

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/21

Those infected were mostly staff and guests at a restaurant in Copenhagen.

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India's vaccine drive crumbles as daily virus cases near 400,000

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/30/21

Vaccines in India are in short supply given its large population of more than 1.3 billion - even though India produces vaccines en masse and is known as the "pharmacy of the world."

THL Senior physician Otto Helve (R) by Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

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Government: Indian variant of Covid-19 circulating in Finland

The Nomad Today 4/29/21

57% of people aged 50 and over have already received their first dose of vaccine and all those over 16 who wish to do so are expected to be vaccinated by the end of July.