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Study sheds light on origins of Omicron virus
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
First discovered a year ago in South Africa, the SARS-CoV-2 variant later dubbed "Omicron" spread across the globe at incredible speed. It is still unclear exactly how, when and where this virus originated. Now, a study published in the journal Science by researchers from Charite - Univers
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Daily new fever cases drop below 10,000 in North Korea
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): About 9,600 fever cases were reported in the past 24 hours through 0900 GMT on Friday in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), with zero deaths, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Gujarat reports 16,608 new cases, 28 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 25 (ANI): Gujarat reported 16,608 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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South Korea registers 2nd-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea registered the second-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases amounting to 7,630 new infections amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the Korea Disease Control and Preve
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First community cases of Omicron coronavirus strain detected in Vietnam
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has identified the country's first cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain in people who have not traveled abroad, media reported.
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Russia's Sputnik V effectiveness against Omicron 75pc: Vaccine developer
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The effectiveness of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron coronavirus variant is 75 per cent, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of Russia's Gamaleya Research Center, said on Tuesday.
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In view of COVID-19 surge, all elective surgeries curtailed in Delhi's Saf
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): In view of the rise in cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, all elective surgeries have been curtailed at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital till further orders, said the hospital administration.
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Omicron cases rise in Pakistan's capital Islamabad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): Pakistan is witnessing a surge in Omicron variant of coronavirus as eight more cases of the strain have been reported in the national capital Islamabad, according to local media.
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UK pledges to provide $141mln to help vulnerable countries fight Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government has pledged £105 million ($141.7 million) in emergency aid to help vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa, fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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Vaccines still effective against Omicron as T cell immunity holds up bette
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): Emphasising that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that it appears that vaccines are still proving to be effective because even though the numbers
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Omicron becomes dominant COVID-19 variant in Netherlands
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 caused more than 50 percent of infections in the Netherlands over the past week, replacing Delta as the dominant variant, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Tuesda
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Myanmar confirms four cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], December 28 (ANI): Myanmar's Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed the first four cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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