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                                <title><![CDATA[ Industry players jittery while awaiting govt’s response to Omicron ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:54 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They voice the most concern over the possibility of more lockdowns and border closures. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Israel to ban entry of foreigners from all countries over Omicron ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 01:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It is the first country to shut its borders completely in response to the new virus variant. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ The knowns and unknowns about new Omicron variant ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 01:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Experts say vaccination should remain a priority despite questions about effectiveness against Omicron, because it is likely that they still remain protective to a certain extent. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK to ban travel from 6 African countries due to new Covid variant ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:26:58 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ All flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Botswana have been suspended. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ WHO monitoring new virus variant ‘Mu’ ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 02:18:20 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a 'variant of interest'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ South Africa scientists monitoring new virus variant ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 01:09:16 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ C.1.2. caught scientists' attention because its mutation is almost twice as fast as observed in other global variants, although its frequency remains relatively low. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Double Covid jab seems to curb Delta variant, says EMA ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:07:17 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The European Medicines Agency says the four vaccines approved in the European Union – Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson – seem to be protecting against all strains circulating in the continent. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Israel resumes indoor mask requirement amid virus spike ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2021/06/25/israel-resumes-indoor-mask-requirement-amid-virus-spike</link>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This comes after four days of more than 100 new cases a day. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Over 10,000 daily UK Covid cases for first time in 4 months ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:53:23 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A government report has found that cases are 'rising exponentially' across England, driven by mostly unvaccinated age groups. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Kelantan’s spike in infections, deaths may be due to Beta variant, says state health director ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/06/16/kelantans-spike-in-infections-deaths-may-be-due-to-beta-variant-says-state-health-director</link>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Dr Zaini Hussin says it's possible that the majority of Covid-19 cases in Kelantan are of the Beta variant. ]]></description>
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