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20 dedicated counters for those making online booking for Rapid, RT PCR CO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, 20 dedicated counters have been made fully operational for those who have made online bookings for Rapid and RT-PCR COVID-19 tests on arrival at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airpor
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Kerala: Man who returned from UK on Nov 21, tests COVID positive; sample s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a traveller from the United Kingdom who landed in Kerala tested COVID-19 positive.
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Omicron variant now confirmed in ten US states
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant have been reported by health officials in five additional US states today, bringing the total number of states with confirmed infections to ten.
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US stocks down 2nd week in row on Federal Reserve Rate hike, Omicron fears
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): US stocks tumbled for a second week in a row, roiled by fears of an imminent rate hike by the Federal Reserve and the possibility of another round of global economic turmoil from potential measures to address the coronavirus Omicron variant.
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Omicron variant detected in 4 more US states, bringing total to 9
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant have been reported by health officials in four additional US states on Friday, bringing the total up to nine states with confirmed infections.
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Omicron likely to reinforce IMF downgrade of global growth forecasts - Man
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus Omicron variant is likely to reinforce a downgrade of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) outlook on the global economy, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.
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Assam reports 143 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], December 4 (ANI): Assam reported 143 fresh COVID-19 cases and two fatalities in the last 24 hours, the state health bulletin informed on Friday evening.
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UK records more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain registered 50,584 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,379,647, according to official figures released Friday.
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Fully prepared to fight Omicron variant of COVID-19, says Haryana Health M
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], December 3 (ANI): Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday said that the State Health Department has been fully vaccinated to fight the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus.
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Omicron detected in 38 countries but Delta remains dominant COVID-19 varia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 3 (ANI): Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of COVID-19 response at WHO's Emergency Diseases Unit, said on Friday that the Omicron strain of coronavirus has been identified in 38 countries, but Delta remains the dominant variant of COVID-19, reported Sputni
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Amid Omicron scare passengers from Russia ruckus over mandatory COVID-19 t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3, (ANI): Amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of the Coronavirus, over 20 passengers from Russia (Moscow) arrived at the Delhi airport on Friday and created ruckus over the mandatory COVID-19 test, officials said.
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Scientists warn border bans too late to stop Omicron spread, hold back stu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists have warned that new travel restrictions are ineffective against the Omicron coronavirus strain and risk slowing down studies of the variant, according to a report by the journal Nature.
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