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COVID-19: Maharashtra's Ahmednagar launches 'no vaccine, no entry' campaig
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], December 25 (ANI): As Maharashtra witnesses a rise in cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections to 108 in the state, the Ahmednagar administration has issued strict orders to implement 'no vaccine, no entry' campaign in t
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UK reports more than 120,000 daily coronavirus cases for first time
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain has reported another 122,186 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, exceeding 120,000 daily cases for the first time since of the start of the pandemic, according to official figures released Friday.
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Nigeria's Omicron variant cases surge to 51
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian health authorities said Friday the country has identified more cases of the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections of the variant to 51.
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China punishes more than two dozen officials over surge in COVID cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): More than two dozen officials in China's Shaanxi provinces have been punished by the authorities over their ineffective preventive measures on tackling the COVID-19 spread in the city of Xi'an, reported Xinhua.
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COVID-19: South Africa to launch revaccination campaign from Friday
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], December 24 (ANI): South Africa has announced it is launching a coronavirus revaccination campaign on Friday with the use of Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as booster shots.
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Three out of 183 Omicron positive cases had taken third vaccine dose: Heal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday said that of the 183 Omicron positive cases reported in India, three patients have already taken three doses and 121 had a foreign travel history.
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Treatment protocols for COVID-19, Delta will apply to Omicron: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): As India is witnessing a slight rise in cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday said that the treatment protocols for COVID-19 and Delta will apply to Omicron.
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Omicron spreading fast, 358 cases of new COVID-19 variant in India so far:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with a doubling time of 1.5 to 3 days, is spreading fast, adding that India has reported 358 cases of the new variant so far.
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UK's Johnson urges people to get COVID-19 vaccine in Christmas message
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday urged people in the United Kingdom to get a COVID-19 vaccine as a Christmas present to their "family and the whole country," amid an unprecedented surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant of the corona
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Study finds immune memory less durable post severe COVID
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 24 (ANI): According to new research, infection-fighting B cells retain better memory of the coronavirus spike protein in patients who recover from less-severe cases of COVID-19 than in those recovering from severe COVID-19.
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India's Omicron cases stand at 358
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): India reported 358 cases of Omicron variant so far, as per a bulletin released by Ministry of health and family welfare.
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Caution, vigilance needed but PM himself should set example : Brinda Karat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement where he urged the citizens to be 'satark' and 'saavdhaan' in the wake of rising cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the country, Communist Party of India (Marxist) senior leader and Politburo
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