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TIGS Director calls for exercising restraint before declaring COVID-19 'en
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12(ANI): As the COVID third wave has faded in the country, the Director of Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bengaluru has called upon people not to be complacent and said one should still have to wait to declare COVID-19 an "endemic" asserting that a l
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PM chairs high-level meeting to review COVID-19 situation, vaccination dri
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 pandemic situation particularly in the context of the Omicron wave and the status of the vaccination drive in the country.
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Auto Industry fear shortage of semi-conductor due to Ukraine-Russia confli
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): With omicron passing away without much impact and supplies showing signs of recovery, it looked as if Indian Auto Industry was at the cusp of recovery until Russia invaded Ukraine. This will once again have ripple effects on the global automobile supply chai
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Malaysia's parliament convenes with eye on COVID-19, economic recovery
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia's first parliament session of the year convened on Monday as the country seeks to recover from the effects of COVID-19 while coping with an Omicron fueled pandemic surge.
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COVID-19 infection can be detected in breath tests: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], February 23 (ANI): According to a new study, traces of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can be detected in microscopically small fluid droplets exhaled during a very short time span.
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Hong Kong Film Festival postponed due to COVID concerns
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 23 (ANI): The Hong Kong International Film Festival, scheduled for the end of March, has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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US experts warn spread of more contagious Omicron sub-type as restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Experts are warning of the spread of a new strain of Omicron variant in the United States and potential health effects after infection, as major states in the country rushed to shed off COVID-19 restrictions amid a continuous decline in cases and hosp
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'I am so proud to have essayed Omi in Kai Po Che!,' says Amit Sadh on film
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI): Actor Amit Sadh is celebrating nine years of his much-loved political action sports drama 'Kai Po Che!' on Tuesday.
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Omicron wave accounts for more deaths than Delta surge in US: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
San Francisco [US], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron wave is breaking, but deaths have surpassed those from the Delta wave in the United States, The Seattle Times has reported.
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Russia adds 152,337 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has registered 152,337 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest since February 2, taking the national tally to 15,522,756, the official monitoring and response centre said Monday.
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Omicron BA.2 will not cause another COVID-19 surge, says expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): As India reports a high number of Omicron BA.2 cases, a top Health Expert has said it is not a cause of concern because it will not lead to another COVID-19 surge in the country.
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Almost 90 pc of COVID deaths caused by fifth wave among unvaccinated: Repo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 21 (ANI): Almost 90 per cent of the COVID-19 fatalities caused by the fifth wave of the pandemic occurred among unvaccinated patients, reported local media citing Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
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