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Kashmir witnesses highest-ever tourist footfall in seven years, authoritie
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 2 (ANI): A total of 1,27,605 tourists visited Kashmir in November this year which is more than all the figures in the month in the past seven years, according to the Jammu and Kashmir government officials. The officials are planning to organise
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55 pc of total COVID-19 cases reported in India are from Kerala, Maharasht
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed that 55 per cent of the daily COVID-19 cases reported in the country are from Kerala and Maharashtra.
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5 contacts of 46-year-old Omicron infected person test COVID positive, gen
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 2 (ANI): As many as three primary contacts and two secondary contacts of the 46-year-old Karnataka man who was found infected with the Omicron variant, have also tested positive for the COVID-19 and their samples have been sent for further genome seque
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Why are we in hurry to resume international flights amid Omicron scare: Pa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As India reported the first two cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health expressed its concern over the scheduled resumption of international flight operations from December 15.
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Omicron cases found in South-East Asia region 'not unexpected' in view of
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 2 (ANI): As the Union Health Ministry confirmed two COVID-19 cases of Omicron (B.1.1.529) in Karnataka on Thursday, World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was 'not unexpected' in South-East Asia Region while emphasising the need for all countries to step u
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COVID-19: FICCI urges Centre to adopt pan-India uniform policy to tackle O
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Stating that the emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus is a reminder that the threat from COVID-19 still looms large, Uday Shankar, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Thursday urged the Centre to adopt a
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First Omicron case detected in Greece, national health service
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The first Omicron variant case of COVID-19 has been detected in Greece, and the man is quarantined, Head of National Public Health Organization EODY Theoklis Zaoutis said at a briefing on Thursday.
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India ready to supply medical equipment, assistance to Africa amid spread
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): India on Thursday said that it is ready to supply medical equipment and life-saving drugs to any country in Africa, amid the emergence of the new coronavirus variant Omicron.
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Passengers from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): In the wake of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said that passengers arriving from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival and if found positive for COVID-19, they will be treat
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Amid Omicron scare, NITI Aayog's VK Paul says increased COVID-19 vaccine u
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Amid the scare of Omicron variant of the COVID-19, Dr VK Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog on Thursday said that the priority of the Centre is to fully vaccinate the adult population of the country against the COVID-19 and urged people get fully vaccin
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CureIndia penetrating the USD 9 bn medical tourism and dental tourism mark
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI/SRV): CureIndia, a leading platform for medical tourism and dental tourism in India, has been at the forefront of the billion-dollar Indian MVT industry. The platform has already created a major impact in the medical tourism industry in the pre-pandemic
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No severe symptoms of Omicron reported so far: Union Health Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As India reports two cases of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Centre on Thursday informed that no severe symptoms of the new variant has been reported so far.
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