Anglican Archbishop Rev Bishop Claude Berkley
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Former Minister of Education and former Member of Parliament for Caroni East, Dr Tim Gopeesingh
FILE - The logo of the World Health Organization, WHO, is displayed at the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2020. The World Health Organization is opening a long-planned special session of member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global fight against pandemics like the coronavirus, just as the worrying new omicron variant has sparked immediate concerns worldwide. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, file)
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WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for new ways to strengthen the global fight against pandemics [File: Laurent Gillieron/Reuters]
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Travelers wearing protective face masks arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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People with masks walk at a shopping mall in Johannesburg, South Africa [Denis Farrell/AP]
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People wait to get vaccinated at a shopping mall, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa, though its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
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Community activist Victor Roberts wheels a black coffin through the SS Erin Road to protest rising COVID-19 deaths. (Image: RISHI RAGOONATH)
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The new COVID-19 variant, called B.1.1.529, has a very unusual constellation of mutations [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]
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FILE - A child winces as he receives his Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in Diepsloot Township near Johannesburg, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
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His Worship Faaiq Mohammed, Mayor of Chaguanas, displays his vaccination card certifying he has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (Image courtesy Office of the Mayor of Chaguanas)
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The Pfizer logo is pictured on their headquarters building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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The WHO says vaccines are effective in reducing transmission but people should not be lulled into a 'false sense of security' amid rising case rates in Europe [Sergio Perez/Reuters]
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The Philippines is aiming to vaccinate nine million people against COVID in just three days [Peter Blaza/Reuters]
Officials say the emergence of the Omicron variant has underlined the need for vaccination against the coronavirus.
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A screen grab of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley during his address to the nation on Thursday night (25 November 2021)
Hindu Pundit Satyanand Maharaj, leader of the Satya Anand Ashram in Aranguez, is once again making a call for vaccination against COVID-19 to be made mandatory. This time, he has penned a letter to the Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, asking that his administration make the move to mandatory vaccinations, “now”.
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FILE - The logo of the World Health Organization, WHO, is displayed at the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2020. The World Health Organization is opening a long-planned special session of member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global fight against pandemics like the coronavirus, just as the worrying new omicron variant has sparked immediate concerns worldwide. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, file)
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Monday is pushing for an international accord to help prevent and fight future pandemics amid the emergence of a worrying new omicron COVID-19 variant.
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WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for new ways to strengthen the global fight against pandemics [File: Laurent Gillieron/Reuters]
The World Health Organization is discussing pandemic preparedness and response in a three-day special session, as concerns grow.
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Travelers wearing protective face masks arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
LONDON (AP) — South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province.
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People with masks walk at a shopping mall in Johannesburg, South Africa [Denis Farrell/AP]
■ The World Health Organization names new coronavirus variant Omicron and designates it as a ‘variant of concern’ ■
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● Vaccination and continued public health measures crucial, given spikes in Europe and approaching holiday season ●
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People wait to get vaccinated at a shopping mall, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa, though its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
BRUSSELS (AP) — A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant.
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Community activist Victor Roberts wheels a black coffin through the SS Erin Road to protest rising COVID-19 deaths. (Image: RISHI RAGOONATH)
In a historic march to highlight rising COVID-19 deaths, community activist Victor Roberts is now wheeling a black coffin through the streets of Trinidad, calling on the government to improve the health sector.
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The new COVID-19 variant, called B.1.1.529, has a very unusual constellation of mutations [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]
● The discovery of new variant with a high number of mutations raises concerns about COVID-19 transmissions, triggering travel restrictions ●
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FILE - A child winces as he receives his Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in Diepsloot Township near Johannesburg, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
GENEVA (AP) — Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa, though a top expert says its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks.
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His Worship Faaiq Mohammed, Mayor of Chaguanas, displays his vaccination card certifying he has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (Image courtesy Office of the Mayor of Chaguanas)
The Mayor of Chaguanas is urging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in order to help protect their families against the deadly virus this Christmas season.
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A screen grab of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley during his address to the nation on Thursday night (25 November 2021)
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FILE - The logo of the World Health Organization, WHO, is displayed at the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2020. The World Health Organization is opening a long-planned special session of member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global fight against pandemics like the coronavirus, just as the worrying new omicron variant has sparked immediate concerns worldwide. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, file)
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WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for new ways to strengthen the global fight against pandemics [File: Laurent Gillieron/Reuters]
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Travelers wearing protective face masks arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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People with masks walk at a shopping mall in Johannesburg, South Africa [Denis Farrell/AP]
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People wait to get vaccinated at a shopping mall, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa, though its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
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Community activist Victor Roberts wheels a black coffin through the SS Erin Road to protest rising COVID-19 deaths. (Image: RISHI RAGOONATH)
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The new COVID-19 variant, called B.1.1.529, has a very unusual constellation of mutations [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]
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FILE - A child winces as he receives his Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in Diepsloot Township near Johannesburg, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
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His Worship Faaiq Mohammed, Mayor of Chaguanas, displays his vaccination card certifying he has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (Image courtesy Office of the Mayor of Chaguanas)
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The Pfizer logo is pictured on their headquarters building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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