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Uncommon for unborn babies to contract COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 27 (ANI): According to a study led by UCL researchers with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Biomedical Research Centre, it is only possible for an unborn baby to contract Covid-19 if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Tourism cuts, transport reduces in parts of China amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 27 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, China has cut tourism activities and limited transport facilities in Shanghai and a nearby city, after it detected three domestically transmitted coronavirus cases.
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UNICEF has no plans to evacuate staff from S Africa amid spread of new COV
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 27 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it does not have a plan to evacuate its staff from South Africa amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Vietnam reports 13,063 new COVID-19 cases, 1,197,404 in total
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 13,063 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 13,048 locally transmitted and 15 imported, according to its Ministry of Health.
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Amid concerns over 'Omicron' variant of COVID, DDMA to meet on Nov 29
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid concerns due to the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is scheduled to meet on Monday to take a call on international passengers, especially from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong, informed
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COVID Omicron variant: WHO asks countries in South-East Asia Region to be
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases globally and detection of new variant of Omicron, the World Health Organization on Saturday appealed to countries in South-East Asia Region to scale up surveillance, strengthen public health and social measures,
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COVID Omicron variant: Priority is for IND-SA games to happen but player s
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) treasurer Arun Dhumal on Saturday said that the board is in regular touch with Cricket South Africa (CSA) regarding the upcoming bilateral series and how player safety needs to be ensured looking at the new
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COVID Omicron variant: Remaining two ODIs between SA-Netherlands postponed
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 27 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB) have mutually agreed to defer the three-match ODI series which began on Friday.
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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 called off
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 27 (ANI): The International Cricket Council on Saturday announced that the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Harare has been called off due to the introduction of travel restrictions from a number of African countries, including the host country Zimbabwe,
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South African medical association says Omicron variant causes 'mild diseas
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus results in mild disease, without prominent syndromes, Angelique Coetzee, the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, told Sputnik on Saturday.
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Pakistan reports 411 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 27 (ANI): Pakistan reported 411 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.
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IMF pushes Pak PM to disclose COVID-19 relief package expenditures
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 27 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) pressured Imran Khan government to disclose expenditures on the COVID-19 relief package for audit, which further unveiled irregularities worth Pakistani rupees (PKR) 40 billion.
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