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Biden warns of winter of 'severe illness, death' for unvaccinated as Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron variant globally, US President Joe Biden on Thursday warned about a winter of "severe illness and death" for unvaccinated Americans as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the country.
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China's Sinovac booster shot is 94 pc efficient against Omicron, claims co
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 17 (ANI): China's biotech firm Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant of the COVID-19.
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Maharashtra reports 877 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 877 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths during the last 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Thursday.
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Karnataka: Five more Omicron cases detected, tally rises to 8
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 16 (ANI): Five more cases of the new variant of COVID-19, Omicron were detected in Karnataka on Thursday, taking the tally in the state to eight, said Karnataka Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K on Thursday.
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WHO chief raises concern over low COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): Amid the spread of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday raised concern over the low vaccination rate in Africa.
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Omicron: Gehlot appeals to PM Modi to hold meeting with CMs, take decision
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 16 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to administer booster doses to the eligible population in the country in wake of emerging cases of new variant of COVID-19, Omicron and said that he should c
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Four more Omicron cases reported in Hyderabad
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 16 (ANI): At least four more people tested positive for COVID-19 variant Omicron in Hyderabad on Thursday, taking to total case tally to seven, informed Director Public Health, Telangana.
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Germany expects to receive vaccines adapted to Omicron in early 2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany expects to receive the first deliveries of BioNTech vaccines adapted to the omicron coronavirus variant in the first quarter of 2022, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said.
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Delhi reports 4 more Omicron cases, taking overall tally to 10: LNJP Hospi
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New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Four new Omicron patients have been admitted to LNJP Hospital which has taken the total number of cases in Delhi to 10, said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD, LNJP hospital on Thursday.
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One more Omicron case in Gujarat, total rises to five
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 16 (ANI): A woman tested positive for Omicron in Gujarat on Thursday taking the total number of cases of new COVID-19 variant in the state to five, officials said.
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Can't dismiss as 'mild', Omicron spreading faster than other Covid-19 vari
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Amid concerns arising out of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region on Thursday said that Omicron appears to be spreading faster than any other previous variant and added that one should
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COVID-19: Two more add to Omicron tally, cases rise to 10 in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): With two more persons tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Delhi, the tally went up to 10 in the national capital, said Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday.
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