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Take all measures to prevent further spread of Omicron, cautions WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With seven countries in South-East Asia Region confirming cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday emphasized on urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread.
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Delhi reports 86 new COVID cases, positivity rate at 0.13 pc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Delhi reported 86 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours thereby slightly increasing the positivity rate to 0.13 per cent, as per the Delhi Health Department data on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Journey of Omicron in India so far
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in India crossing 100, here is a look at the developments so far.
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Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days.
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India 4th most spammed country in world, says report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): According to the annual Global Spam Report released by Truecaller, India is the fourth most spammed country.
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Don't panic but be alert, omicron causes less severe disease than delta: A
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With increasing cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country, Dr Puneet Misra, Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi on Saturday advised people not to be panic but to remain alert.
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Premier League: Aston Villa fixture against Burnley postponed after COVID
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 18 (ANI): Due to more positive cases in the Aston Villa squad, the Premier League Board postponed the club's home fixture against Burnley, due to kick off at 15:00 GMT on Saturday afternoon.
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Thai officials to relocate 600 inmates after prison riot ends in fire
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Officials will soon relocate 600 remaining prisoners from the Krabi provincial prison in the southwestern coast of Thailand, after a riot over COVID-19 safety measures at the facility ended in fire, media reported Saturday.
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Paris cancels New Year fireworks to limit spread of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Paris town hall announced on Saturday the cancellation of all holiday festivities which were planned to take place on Champs-Elysees on December 31, including the big New Year fireworks, to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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Delhi govt converts 4 pvt hospitals into dedicated Omicron centres
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Amid concerns over the COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Delhi government on Saturday converted four private hospitals into Omicron dedicated centres.
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Here's how immune system builds long-term memory
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 18 (ANI): Scientists from Japan have discovered a fundamental part of the immune system's long-term memory, detailing how to design better vaccines for diseases, ranging from COVID-19 to malaria.
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Omicron driven third wave in India likely to peak in Feb: Covid Supermodel
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Daily COVID-19 caseload in India that is currently around 7,500 infections is expected to increase once the Omicron starts displacing Delta as the dominant variant, informed members of the National COVID-19 Supermodel Committee and predicted the third wa
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