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J-K Chief Secy holds meeting on Omicron, instructs district admin to enhan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 22 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta instructed the district administrations to enhance testing and contact tracing of patients testing for COVID-19 in view of its new Omicron variant during a public health system review
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COVID-19: 34 new Omicron cases reported in LNJP Hospital, says Delhi Healt
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A total of 34 cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, out of which 17 patients have been discharged and the rest of the patients are admitted in other hospitals, informed De
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Over 5 lakh COVID-19 tests being conducted per day in state: Bihar CM
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 20 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday informed that more than five lakh COVID-19 tests per day are being done in the state in view of the new Omicron variant.
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Allow booster doses for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19: Kejriwal
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): With the emergence of fresh cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the samples of all positive cases of the new variant will be sent for genome sequencing and urged the Centre to allow ad
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South Africa returnee tests positive for Omicron variant in Surat
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Surat (Gujrat) [India], December 14 (ANI): A person from Surat who returned from South Africa has tested positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Three new Omicron cases reported in Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan] December 11 (ANI): Taiwan has reported three cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, local media reported on Saturday.
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Health Ministry along with NTAGI, NEGVAC, should assess need for Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): In view of the threat posed by the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has recommended that the Health Ministry in coordination with the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and Natio
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COVID-19: Tanzania returnee tests positive for Omicron in Mumbai
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): A 49-year-old Tanzanian returnee has tested positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi on Friday.
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Covid-19 Omicron variant: India removes Singapore from list of 'at-risk' n
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): India has removed Singapore from its list of “at-risk” nations and travellers arriving from there need not take additional measures on arrival including post-arrival testing for Covid-19 especially the new Omicron variant.
IMF chief calls on global cooperation to control pandemic, support economi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday called on global cooperation to control the COVID-19 pandemic and support the economic recovery as the new Omicron variant has spread to over 40 countries aro
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COVID-19: No case of Omicron variant reported in Telangana so far, says st
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 6 (ANI): No case of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been reported in Telangana, informed the state health department on Monday.
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COVID-19: Amid Omicron scare, Delhi Airport installs 120 Rapid PCR testing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): As the number of passengers landing in India from 'at-risk' countries is increasing amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has installed 120 Rapid PCR testing machines apart from setting up
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