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Omicron: Section 144 imposed in Mumbai on Dec 11-12
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): In light of rising concerns over the spread of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and in a bid to prevent large gatherings has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrCP) for December 11 and 12, prohibiting rallies, morchas, processions et
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COVID-19: Seven new Omicron cases reported in Maharashtra
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): Maharashtra reported seven new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, including a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler - three from Mumbai and four from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation - taking the tally to 17 in the state.
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COVID-19: Tanzania returnee tests positive for Omicron in Mumbai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): A 49-year-old Tanzanian returnee has tested positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi on Friday.
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COVID concerns: Hyderabad schools urge parents to send children for offlin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 10 (ANI): Schools in Hyderabad have appealed to parents not to feel scared about sending their children to schools, following the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Parents of children, too, have supported them.
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COVID-19 vaccine hoarding will prolong pandemic, warns WHO amid Omicron sp
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing spread of Omicron variant around the world, a UN health agency panel on Thursday said that early laboratory data on the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the new COVID-19 variant is useful, but it is still unclear how effective thes
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Gujarat: Govt hospitals in Vadodara set up special wards for Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], December 10 (ANI): The government hospitals in Gujarat's Vadodara have set up special wards dedicated to Omicron cases in wake of the threat of the new COVID-19 variant looming large over the country.
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Rajasthan: All nine Omnicron patients test negative for COVID, discharged
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 10 (ANI): All the nine patients who were infected with Omicron variant of coronavirus and were admitted to a hospital in Jaipur, tested negative for COVID on Thursday.
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Vaccine hoarding will prolong COVID, warns WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): Early laboratory data on the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the Omicron COVID-19 variant is useful, but it is still unclear how effective these will be in treating severely sick patients, a UN health agency panel said on Thursday.
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Union Health Secy reviews public health response to COVID-19, progress of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): In light of the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan reviewed public health response to COVID-19 and the progress of vaccination in the country, with the states and Union Territories on Thursday.
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Covid-19 Omicron variant: India removes Singapore from list of 'at-risk' n
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): India has removed Singapore from its list of “at-risk” nations and travellers arriving from there need not take additional measures on arrival including post-arrival testing for Covid-19 especially the new Omicron variant.
Omicron spreading faster, but may be less severe, say researchers
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 9 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading faster but it is likely that it is less severe, according to researchers in South Africa.
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Cuba detects its first Omicron infection
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba detected its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Cuban state news agency ACN reported on Wednesday night.
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