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Maharashtra issues COVID-19 guidelines amid Omicron threat during festive
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): In the wake of expected crowding at the time of upcoming festivals amid Omicron variant threat, the Maharashtra government on Friday issued new COVID-19 guidelines prohibiting gathering of more than five persons in public places from 9 pm-6 am
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Kate Winslet 'couldn't stop crying' during recent reunion with Leonardo Di
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Hollywood star Kate Winslet has revealed she "couldn't stop crying" during a recent reunion with her 'Titanic' co-star Leonardo DiCaprio after years apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nigeria's Omicron variant cases surge to 51
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian health authorities said Friday the country has identified more cases of the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections of the variant to 51.
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Dutch PM Mark Rutte says started booster vaccination campaign too late
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday the government has committed mistakes in the COVID-19 strategy and should have started the booster vaccination campaign earlier.
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Maharashtra report 1410 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Maharashtra has reported 1,410 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Friday.
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Kerala reports 8 new cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant, total rises to 37
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 24 (ANI): A total of eight more people tested positive for Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Kerala on Friday taking the count of cases of the new variant in the state to 37.
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Delhi govt approves procurement of 15 oxygen tankers
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Friday approved the procurement of 15 Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) tankers for the national capital.
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61 per cent of eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Amid the surge in the cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in India, the Health Ministry on Friday said that 61 per cent of the adult population is fully vaccinated, while 89 per cent has received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose.
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US to lift travel restrictions on 8 South African countries
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): The White House on Friday announced that America is lifting the travel restrictions imposed on eight southern African countries last month following the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
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Delhi's Sacred Heart Cathedral to remain closed for visitors on Christmas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sacred Heart Cathedral in the national capital will remain closed for visitors for today and tomorrow on Christmas.
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China punishes more than two dozen officials over surge in COVID cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): More than two dozen officials in China's Shaanxi provinces have been punished by the authorities over their ineffective preventive measures on tackling the COVID-19 spread in the city of Xi'an, reported Xinhua.
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UK mobile operators fear backlash as govt asks them to send booster vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow, [Russia] December 24 (ANI/ Sputnik): Major UK mobile operators are concerned about the potential backlash from vaccination opposing clients following the government's request to send a country-wide mobile alert urging the public to get a COVID-19 booster, the Guardian reported on Fr
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