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Third case of COVID Omicron strain confirmed in Spain
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The third case of infection with the new strain of COVID-19, Omicron, has been confirmed in Spain - in the Balearic Islands, health authorities said.
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Nepal bans entry of passengers from South Africa over new COVID strain fea
Updated : 4 years, 5 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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Behaviour of Omicron variant at 'individual, population level' not known,
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The new strain of COVID-19 has been named as 'variant of concern' based on laboratory and population-based observations and more information is being gathered on how it is behaving "at an individual level and at the population level," a senior ICMR offi
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'Too early to say anything on Kappa variant': UP doctor on detection of ne
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): As the emerging new strains of the Covid-19 virus are causing a lot of concern for the people, an Uttar Pradesh doctor on Friday said it is too soon to comment on the Kappa variant as it's still a 'variant of interest'.
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SAJA advises news organisations against using 'India variant' term for new
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], May 8 (ANI): The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is advising news organisations against using the term 'India variant' or 'Indian variant', while describing the new strain of COVID-19 that reportedly originated out of India.
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Four passengers from UK test positive for COVID-19 in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): As many as four passengers, who arrived here from the United Kingdom on an Air India flight, have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Monday.
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UK returnee tests positive for new COVID strain in Indore
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 8 (ANI): One of the two UK returnees has tested positive for the new strain of COVID-19 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, said Dr Sanjay Dixit, Dean of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College on Friday.
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4 UK returnees test positive for new strain of COVID-19 in Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 2 (ANI): Four passengers in Gujarat have been found positive with a new strain of coronavirus that was detected in the United Kingdom, said Jayanti Ravi, State Principal Secretary (Health).
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Combating Covid-19: Night curfew in Odisha on New Year's eve
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 31 (ANI): In view of the emergence of a new strain of COVID-19 virus in the United Kingdom, the Odisha government on Thursday issued a night curfew with effect from 10 pm till 5 am. The restrictions will not be applied to essential services.
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No New Year celebrations at public places: Karnataka Home Minister
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 28 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the state government will not allow any New Year celebrations at public places in view of the emergence of a new strain of Covid-19 virus in the United Kingdom.
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Chandigarh admin gathers information of all UK returnees who travelled to
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 27 (ANI): Amid concerns about a new strain of COVID-19 found in the United Kingdom (UK), Chandigarh administration on Saturday said it was able to successfully gather information about all 132 UK returnees who travelled to Union Territory since December
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Japan bans entry for foreigners starting Monday amid mutant Covid scare
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan will suspend entry for foreigners starting Monday to contain the spread of a new strain of COVID-19 first discovered in the UK, the Kyodo news agency reported.
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