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78% Indians believe insurance plays an important role in financial planni
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI/Mediawire): The pandemic swept in a lot of uncertainty along with the novel coronavirus. Globally, not only did a lot of people lose their jobs, a lot of people had to deal with pay cuts or a lot worse like loss of loved ones. India was no different. Today,
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South star Mahesh Babu tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Telugu star Mahesh Babu on Thursday revealed that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and that he is in home isolation.
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US eases quarantine time for health care workers with COVID-19 due to staf
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated guidance that shortens the amount of time health care workers who test positive for the novel coronavirus must quarantine due to staffing shortages in US hospitals.
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Uttarakhand reports first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 24 (ANI): After the first case of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus was detected in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, the authorities warned of the imposition of Night Curfew and COVID restrictions in the state if the necessity arises.
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Ecuador confirms 19 more cases of coronavirus variant Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador has confirmed 19 more cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total number of cases to 22, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday.
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Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced in a public message that she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is continuing to work from isolation.
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US puts 8 more countries on list to avoid due to COVID-19, including Spain
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put eight more countries on its list of states that Americans should avoid due to the high risk of being infected with the novel coronavirus, including Spain and Finland.
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Omicron: Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh detect first cases, 3rd case in K'taka
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 12 (ANI): Chandigarh reported its first case of Omicron after swab samples of a fully vaccinated 20-year-old male passenger from Italy, who had tested COVID-19 positive on December 1, revealed the presence of the new variant of the novel coronavirus.
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New York to impose mandatory masking or COVID vaccines for businesses
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The state of New York will impose mandatory masking for all businesses or require their employees to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday, extending a similar mandate for New York City by Mayor Bill
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Chile reports first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported on Saturday its first case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after confirming that the case was discovered in a person entering the country from Ghana on November 25.
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Union Health Secy writes to Maharashtra on COVID-19 guidelines for interna
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 1 (ANI): Amid the threat of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in the country, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday has written to the Maharashtra government stating that the state's guidelines on RTPC tests and quarantine of international passe
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'A little different from Delta variant': Karnataka Minister on COVID-19 po
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 29 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said that samples of one of the two passengers who arrived at the Bengaluru airport from South Africa had tested positive for novel coronavirus which is "a little different from the Delta vari
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