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Haryana imposes night curfew, gathering over 200 people banned at public p
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 24 (ANI): In wake of the possibility of increasing Omicron cases of the COVID-19 variant in the state, Haryana imposed a night curfew from 11 pm till 5 am from Friday.
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Omicron spreading fast, 358 cases of new COVID-19 variant in India so far:
Updated : 4 years, 2 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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Tunisia reports 5 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia reported five additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to six, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Centre propose fivefold strategy to states, UTs to tackle Omicro
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Centre propose a fivefold strategy for tackling the threat of COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', in a review meeting on Thursday over public health preparedness by States and Union Territories for fighting COVID19 and the Omicron variant.
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Karnataka reports 12 new Omicron cases, tally rises to 31
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 23 (ANI): Karnataka reported 12 new Omicron cases of COVID-19 variant, taking the total tally to 31, informed State Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K on Thursday.
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Amid Omicron variant concerns, Thailand suspends quarantine-free travel pa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 22 (ANI): Thailand on Wednesday suspended quarantine-free travel pass amid concerns over the new COVID-19 variant Omicron.
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Omicron scare: Hotels in Delhi witness less bookings for second consecutiv
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The hotels in New Delhi that were hoping to recover after the second COVID-19 wave in the country, have reported less number of bookings in this festive season as compared to the pre-pandemic era due to the fear of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. Read More
US rolling out new measures to fight Omicron, allocates additional USD 580
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The US is rolling out new measures to fight COVID-19 variant Omicron by providing an additional USD 580 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to support seven partners who are working tirelessly in the global fight against coronavirus.
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Jammu reports three cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 21 (ANI): Three cases of Omicron have been detected in Jammu, the first instance of the new variant of the COVID-19 virus in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Omicron is at least 3 times more transmissible than Delta variant: Health
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Tuesday alerted States and Union Territories about the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and said that based on current scientific evidence, Omicron is at least three times more transmissible than the Delta variant.
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COVID-19 Omicron variant is milder than Delta in terms of severity, a few
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The new COVID-19 variant Omicron is milder than the Delta variant in terms of severity and a few patients did not even witness fever so far, said Dr Manoj Sharma, Senior Consultant Internal Medicine at Delhi's Fortis Hospital on Tuesday.
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Most Omicron patients in South Africa recovering with simple, easy treatme
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): As the case tally of the new variant of COVID-19 variant Omicron in India touches 200, South African Medical Association Chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee on Tuesday said that most patients in her country recovered from the variant with a simple and an
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