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Algeria closes schools for ten days over Omicron -official

by Reuters
Wednesday, 19 January 2022 18:02 GMT

ALGIERS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Algeria has decided to close its schools for ten days after it registered a rise in Omicron cases, an official statement said on Wednesday.

Algeria encouraged citizens to get vaccinated to counter the pandemic. (Reporting by Lamine Chikhi Editing by Chris Reese)

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