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Omicron BA.2 will not cause another COVID-19 surge, says expert
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): As India reports a high number of Omicron BA.2 cases, a top Health Expert has said it is not a cause of concern because it will not lead to another COVID-19 surge in the country.
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'There may be need for yet again another boost': Fauci on fourth COVID boo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci hinted that there may be the need for the fourth-dose boost in the United States to battle with COVID-19 variant Omicron, adding that the booster could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions of the
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SK Bioscience to develop COVID-19 Omicron-specific vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 9 (ANI/Global Economic): As the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which is now the most dominant strain in the world, rapidly spread in Korea, SK Bioscience also started developing Omicron-specific vaccines.
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PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks concerning industrialists, says so
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks comparing expansion and growth of some businesses in the country to that of COVID-19 variants and said “some people take pleasure in scaring entrep
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COVID-19 Omicron variant lung damage 'milder than Delta in animals': Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 31 (ANI): Studies conducted by a group of international researchers on Monday said that the COVID-19 variant Omicron causes less severe symptoms in the lungs of hamsters than the Delta variant.
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Afghanistan sees sharp spike in Covid cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 28 (ANI): Airing concern over the sharp increase of patients infected by COVID-19, the doctors on Thursday said that the number of reported patients showing the symptoms of the new COVID-19 variant has risen by 70 per cent within the past week compared to the wee
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Researchers find explanation for Omicron variant causing less severe disea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], January 25 (ANI): The Omicron variant replaced the Delta variant as the dominant COVID-19 variant in the world, starting from late 2021 to early 2022. But, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant caused less severe disease than Delta, although it was better at escaping immune pro
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China reports 57 confirmed COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 24 (ANI): China on Sunday recorded 57 confirmed COVID-19 cases amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country.
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COVID-19 variant Omicron in community transmission stage in India, no evid
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and it has also become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in its weekly bulle
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Kerala reports 54 new cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 19 (ANI): Kerala reported 54 new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
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China reports 55 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): China on Tuesday reported 55 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country.
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No heads of state from Central Asian countries on Republic Day
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Due to the surge in cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron globally, including India, no heads of state of Central Asian countries will be attending India's Republic Day celebrations on January 26.
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