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India to screen, test travellers from several countries including UK amid
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' first detected in South Africa, India on Friday added several countries to the list from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India, including post-arrival t
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Delhi CM urges experts to suggest necessary steps in view of new Covid var
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): In view of the threat from a new COVID variant from African countries, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he has requested experts to make a presentation to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and suggested necessary steps in
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UK suspends flights to six African countries as new COVID variant emerges
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], November 26 (ANI): UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of flights from six countries after reports emerged that a new COVID variant with more than 30 mutations is spreading in South Africa.
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Study develops low-cost method for finding new COVID variants
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): During a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden developed a technology for cost-effective surveillance of the global spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Kejriwal urges Centre to suspend air services with Singapore, priortise va
Updated : 5 years 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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Philippines detects 8 more cases of new coronavirus strain
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines has detected an additional eight cases of the more contagious coronavirus variant first found in Britain, bringing the total confirmed cases of the new strain in the country to 25.
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Delhi govt relaxes its quarantine norms for UK returnees
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Considering low positivity rate of UK returnees regarding the new COVID variant, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Saturday did away with the compulsory institutional quarantine for a period of seven days followed by seven days of home qua
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4 new COVID variant cases reported in Sweden
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Sweden has reported four cases of a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant first discovered in Britain, the country's Public Health Agency confirmed Wednesday.
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