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New Zealand detects 5 more cases of Omicron at border
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand ], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand detected five more Omicron cases in international arrivals, taking the country's total cases of the COVID-19 variant to 13, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
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Cuba reports first death from COVID-19 in a week
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba reported its first death from COVID-19 this week and registered 77 new cases, bringing the death toll to 8,314 and the number of infections to 964,035, the Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday.
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Netherlands to go into lockdown due to 'fifth wave with Omicron'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua) The Dutch government announced a stricter lockdown on Saturday out of fear for the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country.
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London Mayor declares 'major incident' over spread of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Saturday an emergency over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Moderna pauses patent dispute over COVID vaccine with US govt, to 'avoid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): Moderna is pausing a patent dispute with the United States federal government over its coronavirus vaccine, saying it wants to "avoid any distraction" in the fight against the Omicron variant.
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Queen lead guitarist Brian May tests COVID positive
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 18 (ANI): Brian May, the lead guitarist for British rock band Queen, has tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday.
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Study finds live-streaming ads for junk food, alcohol increased during COV
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], December 18 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that live streaming gaming platforms that are used to endorse alcohol, energy drinks, and junk food by influencers increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: London Mayor declares 'major incident' due to Omicron rise
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 18 (ANI): London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident" in the capital of the UK due to the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Delhi reports 86 new COVID cases, positivity rate at 0.13 pc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Delhi reported 86 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours thereby slightly increasing the positivity rate to 0.13 per cent, as per the Delhi Health Department data on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Journey of Omicron in India so far
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in India crossing 100, here is a look at the developments so far.
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Omicron driven third wave in India likely to peak in Feb: Covid Supermodel
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Daily COVID-19 caseload in India that is currently around 7,500 infections is expected to increase once the Omicron starts displacing Delta as the dominant variant, informed members of the National COVID-19 Supermodel Committee and predicted the third wa
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With surge in fresh infections, Pakistan logs 357 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Witnessing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Pakistan reported 357 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, according to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday.
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