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HC asks Delhi govt to file reply on plea on COVID-19 vaccination
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government and others to file a reply to a petition seeking direction not to force the petitioners for COVID-19 vaccination.
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Omicron: Karnataka imposes restrictions on new year celebrations
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI): In view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the new year celebrations at public places will take place in a restricted manner, with celebrations allowed in restaurants and clubs
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Omicron is at least 3 times more transmissible than Delta variant: Health
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Pakistan allows COVID vaccine's booster jab for people over 30
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 21 (ANI): Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan's COVID response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and above.
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Napoli skipper Insigne tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Naples [Italy], December 21 (ANI): Serie A club SSC Napoli on Tuesday announced that its skipper Lorenzo Insigne has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Delhi reports 102 new COVID-19 cases, one death
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A total of 102 new COVID-19 cases and one death were reported in the last 24 hours in Delhi.
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Kerala reports 2,748 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 21 (ANI): Kerala reported 2,748 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the state health department said in a bulletin on Tuesday.
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'Jagged Little Pill' musical to close permanently due to rising COVID-19 c
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The Tony and Grammy award-winning show 'Jagged Little Pill' has closed on Broadway amid an increase in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.
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COVID-19 Omicron variant is milder than Delta in terms of severity, a few
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Ghana imposes travel bans to curb Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghana imposed a travel ban on Israel, Malta, and the Republic of Korea in a bid to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant from these countries, said the foreign ministry late Monday.
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Nigeria declares fourth COVID-19 wave
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigeria is now experiencing a fourth COVID-19 wave, health authorities in the country have said, attributing it to the rise in Delta and Omicron variants infections.
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Pregnant women with COVID-19 give normal births: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): A study found that babies born to women who had COVID-19 during pregnancy had shown reassuring patterns of growth and development at six-month follow-up.
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