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COVID: Omicron is highly transmissible but mild variant, says expert
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 7 (ANI): Omicron variant of coronavirus is highly transmissible but milder variant than Delta, said an expert from Kolkata Hospital.
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North Korea will not take part in Beijing Winter Olympics: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 7 (ANI): North Korea will not take part in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over the activities of "hostile forces" and the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian news agency reported citing North Korean media on Friday.
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Brazil registers first Omicron death
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 7 (ANI): Brazil has reported the first death from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the city of Aparecida de Goiania of Goias state, according to Xinhua News Agency on Thursday.
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West Bengal reports 15,421 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 7 (ANI): West Bengal reported 15,421 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Thursday.
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Odisha: Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand art at Puri beach, appeals people t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], January 7 (ANI): With the aim to create awareness for COVID vaccination and following the behavioural guidelines against the disease, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand art at Puri beach on Thursday.
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Jharkhand reports 3,704 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 7 (ANI): Jharkhand reported 3,704 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Thursday.
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90 children aged 15-18 years get COVID vaccine at Himachal Pradesh's Lahau
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 7 (ANI): A total of 90 children aged between 15 and 18 years from high altitude Hikkim and Kibber villages got vaccinated against COVID-19 on Thursday, said an official.
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Schools, other educational institutions, hostels to remain closed till Jan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 7 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Bihar government on Thursday announced that all schools, colleges, coaching centres, and hostels will remain closed till January 21.
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UK COVID-19 cases top 14 million
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reported another 179,756 COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 14,015,065, according to official figures released Thursday.
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Omicron may be less severe, but not 'mild': WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be a less severe disease than the Delta strain, but it does not mean it should be categorized as "mild", World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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Odisha: Govt offices to function with 50 pc employees till Jan 31
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 7 (ANI): In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government has decided that government and sub-ordinate offices in the state will function with 50 per cent of employees from January 7 to 31.
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Pakistan President Alvi tests positive for COVID-19 for second time
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 7 (ANI): Pakistan President Arif Alvi has said that he tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time, calling on people to follow precautionary measures and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
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