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'Saturday Night Live' shooting to take place without live audience amid Om
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): As the COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant continue to surge in New York City and throughout the world, makers of 'Saturday Night Live' have decided to shoot the show without a live audience, and without musical guest Charli XCX, on Saturday.
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Taylor Swift themed party turns into COVID-19 superspreader
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The Sydney, Australia event held by fans in celebration of Taylor Swift's recent release of 'Red (Taylor's Version)' has turned out into a COVID-19 superspreader after close to 100 attendees tested positive.
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CNN closes offices to nonessential employees as COVID-19 gains strength
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): CNN is sending all of its nonessential employees to work from home amid a spike in coronavirus cases, network President Jeff Zucker said in a memo.
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Voting begins in 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): Voting is underway in all 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Sunday amid tight security and with COVID-19 protocols.
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UK's Brexit Minister David Frost resigns
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 19 (ANI): The United Kingdom's Brexit minister, David Frost, has resigned over disagreements with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on a number of issues, including COVID-19 measures.
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New Zealand detects 5 more cases of Omicron at border
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand ], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand detected five more Omicron cases in international arrivals, taking the country's total cases of the COVID-19 variant to 13, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
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Cuba reports first death from COVID-19 in a week
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba reported its first death from COVID-19 this week and registered 77 new cases, bringing the death toll to 8,314 and the number of infections to 964,035, the Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday.
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Netherlands to go into lockdown due to 'fifth wave with Omicron'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua) The Dutch government announced a stricter lockdown on Saturday out of fear for the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country.
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Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to soar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 cases are continuing to soar across Canada fueled by the Omicron variant, with confirmation of 7,566 new cases as of Saturday afternoon.
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COVID-19: Delhi govt converts 4 pvt hospitals into Omicron dedicated centr
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The Delhi government on Saturday converted four private hospitals into dedicated centres for the treatment of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron.
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Navi Mumbai school shut after 18 students test COVID-19 positive, sample s
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 19 (ANI): Amid concern over rising cases of COVID-19 variant Omicron, a school in the Ghansoli area of Navi Mumbai has been shut for a week by the authorities after 18 students of the school tested COVID-19 positive.
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London Mayor declares 'major incident' over spread of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Saturday an emergency over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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