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Uttarakhand: COVID-19 test mandatory for people coming from other states
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 29 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government has announced that people travelling from other states will have to undergo a mandatory COVID-19 test, amid concerns about the new Covid variant Omicron.
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Israel will be less welcoming, need to ascertain impact of new COVID varia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], November 28 (ANI): As Tel Aviv sealed its border for international tourists, Israel ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Sunday said that the country took the step as a precautionary measure, as it is not known how dangerous the new COVID variant "Omicron" will be
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COVID 'Omicron' variant: Centre advises States, UTs to enhance genomic sur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Following the emergence of the new COVID variant of concern 'Omicron', the Centre on Sunday advised States/UTs and nodal agencies to keep a strict vigil at airports and ports and focus on enhancing genomic surveillance of incoming passengers from "at-ris
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COVID 'Omicron' variant: India to review decision on resumption of schedul
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): In wake of the emergence of the new COVID Variant of Concern 'Omicron', India will review its decision on the effective date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passengers services.
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Omicron COVID variant threat: South Korea to restrict visa issuance, arriv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea's government restricted on Sunday the issuance of visas and travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, Yonhap news agency r
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COVID: Pakistan records 303 cases, 5 deaths amid 'Omicron' threat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad, [Pakistan] November 28 (ANI): Amid the global threat of a new COVID variant 'Omnicron', Pakistan has reported over 303 COVID-19 cases and five more people have succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours on Sunday, taking the death toll to 28,709.
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Thorough airport screening, strong vigilance of those coming from countrie
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 28 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Sunday said that the state government has started thorough airport screening and strong vigilance of those travelling from South Africa, Hong Kong, Botswana and other European countries, which have w
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Omicron Covid variant: Israel bars tourists, reimposes quarantine rules
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 28 (ANI): Israel is banning the entry of foreigners for two weeks to prevent the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, local media reports said on Sunday.
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New Covid variant: PM Modi asks officials to review plans for easing inter
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Highlighting the need for monitoring all international arrivals in the view of the new Covid variant Omicron, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked officials to review plans for easing international travel restrictions in light of the emergin
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Need to be proactive in light of new Covid variant, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting with top officials on Covid-19 and said that we need to be proactive in light of the new variant while laying emphasis on the precautions to contain the virus.
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Rahul Gandhi says new Covid variant 'serious' threat, targets Centre over
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday termed the new COVID-19 variant as a "serious threat" and said bad vaccination figures can't be hidden for long.
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BMC calls meeting of senior officials over new COVID-19 Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid concerns over the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has called a meeting of senior officials today evening to discuss measures to deal with it.
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