Omicron may have picked up a piece of common-cold virus

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Omicron variant may have picked up a piece of common-cold virus

The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus - possibly one that causes the common cold - present in the same infected cells, accord..
German state reports four fully vaccinated people infected with Omicron

Four people in southern Germany have tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 variant even though they were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the public health office in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said. Three of the infected people re..
Over 5,000 people receiving Covid-19 booster doses daily in Qatar says official

More than 5,000 people are receiving COVID-19 booster doses every day in Qatar, said Dr Samya Ahmad Al Abdulla, Senior Consultant of Family Medicine & Executive Director of Operations at Primary Health Care Corporation. In a video posted ..
"Not currently available": Turks can't buy iPhones after lira plunge

Turks attempting to buy iPhones and other electronics received online error messages on Wednesday, including from Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) local website, after a historic 15% plunge in the lira the day before caused havoc for prices. The currency ..
Advantages offered to fully vaccinated people may change says MoPH official

People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may receive different advantages following the recent findings about strength of immunity level, 12 months after receiving the second dose, said a senior official at the Ministry of Public Health ..
China fights biggest Delta outbreak as cases grow in city of Dalian

China is battling the spread of its biggest COVID-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant, according to numbers announced on Monday, with travellers from a city where infections have grown faster than elsewhere in the country subject to tough quarant..
Germany to limit public life for the unvaccinated

Germany will limit large parts of public life in areas where hospitals are becoming dangerously full of COVID-19 patients to those who have either been vaccinated or have recovered from the illness, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. The m..
Qatar Strongly Condemns Two Bombings in Kabul

The State of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the two explosions that took place in the Afghan capital, Kabul, causing deaths and injuries. In a statement today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Qatar's..
Qatar, Egypt Sign Agreements to Supply Fuel and Basic Building Materials for Gaza

The State of Qatar participated today in the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Coordination of International Aid to the Palestinian People (AHLC), which was held in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The State of Qatar was represen..

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