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Boston University researchers claim to have developed new, deadly COVID st
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Following a set of linked experiments that were first believed to have sparked the global epidemic in China, researchers at Boston University claim to have developed a new COVID strain with an 80% death rate.
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China creating new COVID strains in Pakistan: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): China is creating COVID-style pathogens in Pakistan that experts say has the potential to wipe out much of humanity.
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Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over Covid-19 variant: PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 29 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that the easing of entry rules for foreigners introduced earlier this month is being cancelled and the border ban is being reinstated in order to prevent the spread of new COVID strain Omicron.
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Nepal bans entry of passengers from South Africa over new COVID strain fea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 28 (ANI): Nepal has banned the entry of passengers from South African nation until further notice over the fear of infection of a new strain of COVID-19 which is claimed to be more contagious.
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UNICEF has no plans to evacuate staff from S Africa amid spread of new COV
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 27 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it does not have a plan to evacuate its staff from South Africa amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant.
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WTO postpones 12th Ministerial Conference amid spread of COVID variant Om
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 27 (ANI): Amid the spread of new COVID strain 'Omicron', the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Saturday postponed the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), that was set to take place in Geneva.
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WHO names new COVID strain from South Africa as Omicron, calls it 'variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron'.
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Kejriwal urges Centre to suspend air services with Singapore, priortise va
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Amid concerns of a third wave of COVID-19 in the country, which according to many heath experts is likely to target children, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said a new COVID variant detected in Singapore is said to be deadly for children a
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YSRCP general secretary alleges Chandrababu Naidu spreading propaganda ove
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government advisor and YSRCP state general secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Friday alleged that TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has launched a malicious campaign against the state government and is spreading propaganda about a
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No new UK strain of COVID-19 cases, tally remains at 116
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): There is no change in the total number of persons found positive with the new UK strain of COVID19 since yesterday (Saturday), the number of infected persons remains at 116, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
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New Covid strain: Russia extends UK flight suspension until February 1
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 12 (ANI): Russia on Tuesday extended flight suspension date from the United Kingdom until February 1, due to the new coronavirus strain detected in the country.
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Tally of persons testing positive for new COVID-19 strain in Meerut goes u
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): Four persons tested positive for the new COVID strain in Meerut on Friday taking the total tally in the city to nine.
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