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Ensure health systems in States are strengthened to meet any challenge pos
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of COVID-19 and Omicron variant and directed officials to ensure that the health systems in the states are strengthened to meet any challenge posed by the new v
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COVID-19: Civil Aviation Ministry issues guidelines for domestic, internat
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has issued fresh guidelines for domestic and international passengers travelling to Delhi in view of the rising cases of COVID-19.
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Maharashtra reports 1,179 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): Maharashtra has reported 1,179 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Thursday.
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US grants emergency use authorization for Merck's COVID-19 pill
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said that it has granted an emergency use authorization for Merck's antiviral pill Molnupiravir that is used to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi since Dec 1 has increased by 118
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Delhi has reported a 118 per cent spike in active COVID-19 cases since December 1.
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Maharashtra CM to hold meeting with COVID task force today
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): In view of rising cases of COVID-19 and Omicron variant in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey will hold a meeting with the COVID-19 task force on Thursday at 10:00 pm via video conferencing, as per Chief Minister's Secretari
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J-K: Passengers entering Kathua to undergo COVID tests in view of Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 23 (ANI): In view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and increased influx of travellers, passengers coming to the Kathua district via buses, cabs, taxis and tempo travellers will have to undergo COVID-19 tests at Lakhanpur irrespective of their va
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23 new Omicron cases reported in Maharashtra, state tally mounts to 88
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): As many as 23 new cases of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra on Thursday, said the state health department.
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COVID-19: Madhya Pradesh govt imposes night curfew
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 23 (ANI): In view of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh, the state government imposed a night curfew from Thursday.
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AstraZeneca booster dose works against Omicron, says Oxford lab study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 23 (ANI): The University of Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca, has announced interim trial data from its Phase III trials that show its candidate coronavirus vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019, is effective at preventing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and offers a high level of
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Lancet study stating that protection offered by Covishield declines after
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The Lancet study, which reportedly states that the protection offered by the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Covishield declines after 3 months, has been misquoted, said experts.
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PM Modi chairs COVID-19 review meeting
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a meeting on Thursday with officials to review the pandemic situation in the country.
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