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EC meets political parties in UP; leaders urge poll panel not to delay As
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) team on Tuesday met all the major political parties in Uttar Pradesh where many of them urged the ECI to not postpone or delay the 2022 Assembly elections in the State, amid concerns over the new Omic
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Omicron becomes dominant COVID-19 variant in Netherlands
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 caused more than 50 percent of infections in the Netherlands over the past week, replacing Delta as the dominant variant, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Tuesda
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Tunisia reports 4 more Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia detected four more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections in the country to 10, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Tuesday.
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Hundreds of Afghans trying to enter Iran stranded at Islam Qala port
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): After Iran closed its borders due to the concerns of the new COVID-19 variant, hundreds of Afghans who were seeking to enter the Middle Eastern nation have become stranded at Islam Qala port in the western province of Herat, reported local media.
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Centre enforces COVID containment measures in country till January 31
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, December 27 (ANI) The central government on Monday extended the enforcement of nationwide Covid-19 containment measures until January 31, 2022, as concerns rose over the emergence of increased detection of the Covid-19 Variant of Concern (VoC) 'Omicron' in different parts of the c
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Omicron variant: MHA directs States, UTs to observe all precautions
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): In the backdrop of increased detection of the COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VoC) 'Omicron' in different parts of the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday directed all the States and the Union Territories (UTs) to observe all precautions,
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Peru registers 71 total cases of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Peru confirmed 22 new cases of Omicron, bringing the total number of infected people with the COVID-19 variant to 71, Health Minister Hernando Cevallos reported Sunday.
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Jordan reports 295 new cases of Omicron, 328 in total
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Amman [Jordan], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Jordanian Health Ministry registered 295 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant on Sunday, bringing the total infections of the new variant to 328 across the kingdom, state-run Petra news agency reported.
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Pakistan's Islamabad reports first case of Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 26 (ANI): Pakistan capital Islamabad has reported its first case of Omicron, nearly two weeks after the first infection of the Covid-19 variant was confirmed in Karachi, local media reported.
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Iran closes land borders with neighbours over Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran on Saturday announced the decision to close its land borders with neighbouring countries for 15 days to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 variant of Omicron.
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Don't panic, be alert: PM Modi to citizens on rising Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Amid concerns over rising Omicron cases of COVID-19 variant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said urged people not to panic and be alert.
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Kerala reports 8 new cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant, total rises to 37
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 24 (ANI): A total of eight more people tested positive for Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Kerala on Friday taking the count of cases of the new variant in the state to 37.
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