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Maharashtra: 7 more test positive for Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 5 (ANI): Seven more people tested positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Maharashtra, taking the total number of cases of the new coronavirus variant in the state to eight, informed the public health department on Sunday.
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Another passenger from Singapore tests positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 5 (ANI): A day after two international passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, another passenger from Singapore tested positive for the infection on Saturday.
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Research develops rapid test to identify effectiveness of antibodies again
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Durham [UK], December 5 (ANI): Biomedical engineers of Duke University have developed a test to quickly and easily assess how well a person's neutralizing antibodies fight multiple variants of COVID-19 like Delta and the new Omicron variant.
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Fourth case of Omicron in India, 33-year-old Maharashtra man tests positiv
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): A 33-year-old man from Maharashtra's Kalyan-Dombivli who recently returned from South Africa has been found positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, informed the State Health Department on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Gujarat speeds up health system's readiness after State's first
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 4 (ANI): Following the discovery of the first case of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Gujarat's Jamnagar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reviewed the readiness of the state health system against this new variant at a high-level meeting, informed
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20 dedicated counters for those making online booking for Rapid, RT PCR CO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, 20 dedicated counters have been made fully operational for those who have made online bookings for Rapid and RT-PCR COVID-19 tests on arrival at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airpor
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Fully prepared to fight Omicron variant of COVID-19, says Haryana Health M
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], December 3 (ANI): Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday said that the State Health Department has been fully vaccinated to fight the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus.
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Amid Omicron scare passengers from Russia ruckus over mandatory COVID-19 t
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3, (ANI): Amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of the Coronavirus, over 20 passengers from Russia (Moscow) arrived at the Delhi airport on Friday and created ruckus over the mandatory COVID-19 test, officials said.
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Omicron scare: Karnataka CM chairs meeting with experts, senior health off
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 3 (ANI): A day after two cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 were detected in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday chaired a meeting with experts and senior officials and directed the technical advisory committee members to
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Kerala govt has taken all possible steps as per Centre's guidelines: State
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 2 (ANI): As India reported its first two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus detected in Karnataka, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that the state government has taken all possible steps in the context of the new
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BCCI will take right decision when it comes to players' health: Former cri
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Everyone in the country is anxious about the new Omicron variant and so are the players as this virus has spread rapidly in Africa. With the Indian team travelling to South Africa this month there are questions being raised whether they should send the pl
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Malaysia bans entry of travellers from eight countries over Omicron fears
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia has imposed travel restrictions on travellers from eight countries in a bid to stop the new Omicron variant from spreading to the country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Wednesday.
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