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China locks down 13 million residents of Xi'an city after COVID cluster fo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): In sweeping restrictions, China on Wednesday locked down the entire 13 million residents of Xi'an city after the COVID-19 cluster was found in the area.
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COVAX targets 70 pc COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 24 (ANI): Amid possible need for variant-specific vaccines, changes to vaccination policies, country preference for some products over others, the programmatic complexity of managing multiple products, and the need for better intelligence on country-level plann
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Amid COVID-19 concerns, US expands interview waivers for H-1B, L-1 visas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Amid growing concerns of COVID-19 surge, the US on Thursday (local time) is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories - H-1B, L-1 and O-1.
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US eases quarantine time for health care workers with COVID-19 due to staf
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated guidance that shortens the amount of time health care workers who test positive for the novel coronavirus must quarantine due to staffing shortages in US hospitals.
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Anyone found violating govt guidelines on COVID-19 will be booked, says Ma
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner, in a fresh order on Thursday said that anyone found violating the state government's guidelines on COVID-19 will be booked under Section 188 of IPC.
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Uttarakhand reports first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 24 (ANI): After the first case of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus was detected in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, the authorities warned of the imposition of Night Curfew and COVID restrictions in the state if the necessity arises.
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Italy tightens anti-virus rules for holiday season as Omicron cases mount
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Italy on Thursday tightened anti-pandemic rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays amid concerns over rising Omicron cases across the country.
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Tunisia reports 5 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia reported five additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to six, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Thursday.
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Four more test positive for Omicron in Rajasthan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 24 (ANI): Four more people have been detected positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Rajasthan, as per Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena.
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Postpone UP polls, ban rallies: Allahabad HC urges ECI, PM Modi over Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the COVID variant Omicron scare, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested Election Commission of India to immediately postpone the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh for 1-2 months.
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Iran reports 1,932 new COVID-19 cases, 6,179,817 in total
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry on Thursday reported 1,932 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,179,817.
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IMA seeks PM's intervention in resolving NEET-PG counselling crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the NEET-PG counselling crisis and augment manpower to face a possible third wave of COVID-19 infections.
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