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Highly-Mutated COVID-19 Variant Found In 2 More Nations, Numbers Still Low
A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a leading World Health Organization official.
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Unidentified Covid Variant Detected In Israel. All You Need To Know
A new variant of COVID-19 has been found in Israel. The unidentified variant was detected in two people who had travelled abroad, reported Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting the Israel health ministry.
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PM Modi, Israel PM Discuss Global Events, India-Israel Cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett, whose visit to India was postponed after he contracted Covid-19, to enquire about his health and also discussed recent global events.
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Israel PM Naftali Bennett Tests Positive For Covid; India Visit Doubtful
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, according to his media adviser.
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Covid Curbs Protest Citing 'Holocaust' Led To Attacks On Jews: Report
Protesters against COVID-19 measures who liken themselves to Jews under Nazi persecution are stoking global anti-Semitism, the Israeli government said in a report marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Israel Rolls Out 4th Covid Vaccine Dose To Vulnerable Over-18s
Israel announced Wednesday that it would start making fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots available to all vulnerable people aged over 18, continuing its drive to beat successive virus waves with top-up jabs.
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Israel Predicts Omicron Will Wane In A Week With Fourth Vaccine Dose
Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, a senior health official said on Tuesday, predicting contagions stoked by the variant will wane in a week.
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Fourth Covid Vaccine "Partially" Effective Against Omicron: Study
Fourth doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against Covid-19 are only "partially" effective for the Omicron variant of the virus, the authors of an Israeli trial said Monday.
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As Omicron Sweeps World, Countries Opt For Fewer RT-PCR Tests
Britain and Israel are overhauling their COVID-19 testing policies as governments seek to reduce the burden on laboratories and struggle with tight supplies of kits amid soaring infection rates fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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"Cost Will Be Great Many Infections": Israel On Omicron Herd Immunity
A surge of Omicron infections could see Israel reaching herd immunity, the country's top health official said on Sunday as daily cases continued to climb.
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Israel Reports 1st "Florona" Case, Covid And Influenza Double Infection
Israel recorded the first case of "florona" disease, a double infection of COVID-19 and influenza, said Arab News said on Thursday.
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Israeli Hospital Launches First Test Of Fourth Covid Vaccine Dose
An Israeli hospital administered fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses to a test group of health workers on Monday, in what it called the first major study into whether a second round of boosters will help contend with the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
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Indian Army Receives New Israeli Heron Drones For Deployment In Ladakh: Report
After a few months' delay due to COVID-19, the Indian Army's surveillance capabilities have received a major boost as Israel has delivered advanced Heron drones under the emergency procurement clause to keep an eye on Chinese activities in Ladakh.
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Israel Detects Case Of New Covid Variant First Found In South Africa
Israel has identified a case of a Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations first detected in South Africa, the health ministry said Friday.
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Israel Vaccinates Children As Young As 5 To Combat 'Children's Wave' Of Covid
Israel began rolling out Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 on Monday, becoming one of a handful of countries to inoculate children so young as it seeks to ward off another pandemic wave.
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Highly-Mutated COVID-19 Variant Found In 2 More Nations, Numbers Still Low
A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a leading World Health Organization official.
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Unidentified Covid Variant Detected In Israel. All You Need To Know
A new variant of COVID-19 has been found in Israel. The unidentified variant was detected in two people who had travelled abroad, reported Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting the Israel health ministry.
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PM Modi, Israel PM Discuss Global Events, India-Israel Cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett, whose visit to India was postponed after he contracted Covid-19, to enquire about his health and also discussed recent global events.
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Israel PM Naftali Bennett Tests Positive For Covid; India Visit Doubtful
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, according to his media adviser.
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Covid Curbs Protest Citing 'Holocaust' Led To Attacks On Jews: Report
Protesters against COVID-19 measures who liken themselves to Jews under Nazi persecution are stoking global anti-Semitism, the Israeli government said in a report marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Israel Rolls Out 4th Covid Vaccine Dose To Vulnerable Over-18s
Israel announced Wednesday that it would start making fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots available to all vulnerable people aged over 18, continuing its drive to beat successive virus waves with top-up jabs.
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Israel Predicts Omicron Will Wane In A Week With Fourth Vaccine Dose
Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, a senior health official said on Tuesday, predicting contagions stoked by the variant will wane in a week.
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Fourth Covid Vaccine "Partially" Effective Against Omicron: Study
Fourth doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against Covid-19 are only "partially" effective for the Omicron variant of the virus, the authors of an Israeli trial said Monday.
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As Omicron Sweeps World, Countries Opt For Fewer RT-PCR Tests
Britain and Israel are overhauling their COVID-19 testing policies as governments seek to reduce the burden on laboratories and struggle with tight supplies of kits amid soaring infection rates fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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"Cost Will Be Great Many Infections": Israel On Omicron Herd Immunity
A surge of Omicron infections could see Israel reaching herd immunity, the country's top health official said on Sunday as daily cases continued to climb.
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Israel Reports 1st "Florona" Case, Covid And Influenza Double Infection
Israel recorded the first case of "florona" disease, a double infection of COVID-19 and influenza, said Arab News said on Thursday.
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Israeli Hospital Launches First Test Of Fourth Covid Vaccine Dose
An Israeli hospital administered fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses to a test group of health workers on Monday, in what it called the first major study into whether a second round of boosters will help contend with the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
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Indian Army Receives New Israeli Heron Drones For Deployment In Ladakh: Report
After a few months' delay due to COVID-19, the Indian Army's surveillance capabilities have received a major boost as Israel has delivered advanced Heron drones under the emergency procurement clause to keep an eye on Chinese activities in Ladakh.
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Israel Detects Case Of New Covid Variant First Found In South Africa
Israel has identified a case of a Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations first detected in South Africa, the health ministry said Friday.
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Israel Vaccinates Children As Young As 5 To Combat 'Children's Wave' Of Covid
Israel began rolling out Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 on Monday, becoming one of a handful of countries to inoculate children so young as it seeks to ward off another pandemic wave.
