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Omicron scare: Maharashtra govt to issue guidelines for Christmas, New Yea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Maharashtra government to issue detailed guidelines on Friday to avoid crowd during Christmas and New Year celebrations as the State is once again reporting a steep hike in COVID-19 cases amid fresh concerns raised by the Omicron variant of
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Bangladesh national fakes RT-PCR report to enter India, sent back post-det
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 24 (ANI): In a desperate attempt to enter India, a Covid-19 infected Bangladeshi national faked his RT-PCR report but was caught red-handed at the immigration counter of Akhaura land port, Agartala.
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Turkey confirms 18,771 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday reported 18,771 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 92,47,606, according to its Health Ministry.
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PM Modi chairs meeting on COVID-19 situation, says people should be 'satar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the efforts to combat COVID-19 and Omicron strain and emphasised the need to be "satark" and "saavdhan" in view of the new variant.
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India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 140.24 crore
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 140.24 crores, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Thursday.
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18 Omicron patients out of 34 admitted to LNJP hospital have been discharg
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Out of the total 34 patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), 18 have been discharged, said Dr Suresh Kumar, the MD of LNJP on Thursday.
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Gujarat reports 7 new Omicron cases, taking total cases to 30
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 23 (ANI): As many as 7 new cases of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 reported in Gujarat, said the state health department on Thursday.
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Odisha CM distributes special COVID assistance of Rs 6,000 for every regis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 23 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday distributed a special COVID assistance of Rs 6,000 for every registered newspaper hawker in the state.
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Ensure health systems in States are strengthened to meet any challenge pos
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of COVID-19 and Omicron variant and directed officials to ensure that the health systems in the states are strengthened to meet any challenge posed by the new v
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COVID-19: Civil Aviation Ministry issues guidelines for domestic, internat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has issued fresh guidelines for domestic and international passengers travelling to Delhi in view of the rising cases of COVID-19.
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Maharashtra reports 1,179 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): Maharashtra has reported 1,179 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Thursday.
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US grants emergency use authorization for Merck's COVID-19 pill
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said that it has granted an emergency use authorization for Merck's antiviral pill Molnupiravir that is used to treat COVID-19 patients.
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