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ILBS genome lab sequences almost 1,500 samples of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) COVID-19 sequencing lab in Delhi that was started in July this year has sequenced almost 1,500 samples of the virus so far, the majority are Delta.
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State taking precautions against COVID-19 in view of Omicron: Bihar Health
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 12 (ANI): Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Sunday said that the state is taking precautions against COVID-19 in view of Omicron, a new variant.
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Omicron: Genome sequencing lab will be established in Karnataka, says CM B
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], December 7 (ANI): In the wake of rising cases of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', the Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that a Genome sequencing lab that conducts test for the 'Omicron' variant will be established in Karnataka.
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COVID-19 Omicron variant coming from abroad, need to stop international fl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Monday said there is a need to stop international flights in view of rising cases of COVID-19 Omicroin variant. He alleged that similar negligence was seen in the second wave as well.
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Genome sequencing finds nine Omicron cases in Jaipur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 5 (ANI): Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 5 (ANI): A total of nine cases of COVID19 Omicron variant have been reported in Rajasthan's Jaipur, said the state health department.
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Reports of 12 suspected patients of Omicron variant of COVID-19 expected b
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that the genome sequencing reports of the 12 suspected patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will start coming by the weekend.
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Kerala: Man who returned from UK on Nov 21, tests COVID positive; sample s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a traveller from the United Kingdom who landed in Kerala tested COVID-19 positive.
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18 fliers from at-risk countries tested positive for COVID-19, samples sen
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Union Health Minister Manuskh Mandaviya said on Friday that RT-PCR tests have been done of 16,000 passengers from 'at risk' countries and 18 samples have been sent for genome sequencing to determine if they have Omicron variant of the virus or not.
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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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4 COVID-19 patients from 'at-risk' countries admitted to Delhi hospital sh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Eight people travelling from 'at-risk' countries, of which four tested COVID positive, were admitted to Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital on Wednesday, as their samples were sent for genome sequencing to detect if the samples are positive
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Genome sequencing can finally confirm presence of COVID-19 variant Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): With a rise in the number of countries reporting an increase in cases of Omicron, the "highly transmissible" new COVID-19 variant, India continues to remain on high alert. Passengers travelling from 'high-risk' countries have tested positive for COVID-19
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Sequencing results of Delhi travellers for Omicron awaited
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The genome sequencing of four Covid-19 positive international travellers is awaited to ascertain if they carried the Omicron variant when they landed in Delhi on Wednesday.
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