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WHO warns that Omicron variant of Covid-19 poses 'very high' risk globally | Oneindia News

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WHO warns that Omicron variant of Covid-19 poses 'very high' risk globally | Oneindia News

WHO warns that Omicron variant of Covid-19 poses 'very high' risk globally | Oneindia News

People arriving in India by flights from countries where a new strain of coronavirus, 'Omicron', has been detected will need to follow certain entry rules.

Know all the rules and which nations are currently considered ‘at-risk’.

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