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Japan begins administering COVID-19 booster shots amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan began on Wednesday to administer COVID-19 booster injections to people who finished the full two shots at least eight months ago amid increasing concerns over the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19, the government said.
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Malaysia reports 4,879 new COVID-19 cases, 55 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 4,879 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,632,782, according to the health ministry.
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Canadian province of Alberta confirms first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Alberta [Canada], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian province of Alberta has reported the first case of a coronavirus Omicron variant infection of a returning traveller who visited Nigeria and the Netherlands, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw said.
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Maharashtra: Quarantine mandatory for passengers coming from at-risk count
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 1 (ANI): In view of the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday made institutional quarantine mandatory for passengers coming to the state from countries "at-risk" and also RT-PCR mandatory irrespective of vac
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Omicron scare: DDMA issues orders to battle with COVID-19 at Delhi airport
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): In view of the seriousness of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority has issued an order regarding passengers coming from abroad at Delhi Airport.
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Assam reports 144 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], December 1 (ANI): Assam reported 144 fresh COVID-19 cases and five fatalities in the last 24 hours, the state health bulletin informed on Tuesday.
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WHO urges countries to take 'rational' measures against Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 30 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for countries to keep calm and take "rational" measures in response to the new Covid variant Omicron.
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Moderna less effective against Omicron, says CEO Stephane Bancel
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 30 (ANI): Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said that existing COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be less effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Punjab deputy CM orders 40,000 testing daily amid possible third wave of C
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 30 (ANI): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Om Prakash Soni on Tuesday ordered 40,000 daily COVID-19 testing in the state following the reports of a spurt of a new variant in some parts of the world and a possible third wave of Coronavirus in the state, said
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Maharashtra reports 678 COVID-19 cases, 35 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 30 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 678 fresh COVID-19 cases and 35 fatalities in the last 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Tuesday.
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Officials say Omicron found in Netherlands 'earlier than thought'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 30 (ANI): Netherlands health officials on Tuesday said that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron was detected in the country a week earlier than previously believed.
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West Bengal extends Covid-19 restrictions in wake of Omicron scare
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 30 (ANI): West Bengal government on Tuesday extended the COVID-19 restrictions in the state till December 15 in view of the newly detected coronavirus variant Omicron.
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