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Omicron: Resumption of international flights hangs in balance, India to ta
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 1 (ANI): As the situation with respect to the new COVID variant continues to evolve, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday said that it will notify its decision in due course on the date of resumption of commercial international passenger
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Omicron variant: UP's Meerut starts monitoring of people arriving from for
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 1 (ANI): In the wake of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Meerut Health Department has started monitoring the people coming from foreign countries, an official said.
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Srinagar: COVID test made compulsory for all international passengers, fol
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 1 (ANI): Amid concerns over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, RT PCR test of all international passengers arriving at Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar Airport would be conducted, followed by a seven-day home quarantine for those who test negative.
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Passengers from high-risk countries to be segregated from low-risk countri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 1 (ANI): In adherence with the latest guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government for air travel in view of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Tuesday said that the passengers ar
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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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Maharashtra govt issues new guidelines for air travel in view of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 1 (ANI): Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued stringent guidelines for air travel in view of the new COVID-19 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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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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Omicron: Passenger from Zambia tests positive for COVID in Pune, genome se
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 30 (ANI): Amid the scare of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, a person who returned to Pune from Zambia on November 25 has tested positive for the COVID-19.
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Lok Sabha to discuss new COVID-19 variant tomorrow: Sources
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday will discuss the new COVID-19 variant Omicron under Rule 193, the sources said.
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Centre reviews preparedness to deal with COVID-19 variant Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Union Health Secretary, Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday with officials from States and Union Territories to review COVID-19 public health response measures and preparedness amid reports of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in various cou
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MHA extends Covid containment measures till December 31 considering emerge
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Taking cognizance of the emergence of highly mutant Covid-19 variant B.1.1529 or Omicron cases in few countries of Africa, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday extended validity of Covid containment measures till December 31 to curb further spre
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