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New Zealand detects Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 for first time
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has been detected in New Zealand for the first time as the country recorded 9,629 new community cases of COVID-19 and 24 more deaths, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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SK Bioscience to develop COVID-19 Omicron-specific vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 9 (ANI/Global Economic): As the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which is now the most dominant strain in the world, rapidly spread in Korea, SK Bioscience also started developing Omicron-specific vaccines.
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Medical fraternity shows mixed reactions to Union Budget 2022-23, some wel
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): After Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament on Tuesday, it drew mixed reactions in the medical fraternity with some applauding the announcement of proposals like National Digital Health Ecosystem and Te
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UAE to lift ban on entry from African countries where Omicron originated f
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The UAE National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) announced it will lift on January 29 entry restrictions imposed in November 2021 on travellers from 12 African countries, from which the new strain of coronavirus, Omicron, has
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Study finds changes in Omicron's spike protein
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): A team of scientists has found the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Researchers find explanation for Omicron variant causing less severe disea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], January 25 (ANI): The Omicron variant replaced the Delta variant as the dominant COVID-19 variant in the world, starting from late 2021 to early 2022. But, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant caused less severe disease than Delta, although it was better at escaping immune pro
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China reports 57 confirmed COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 24 (ANI): China on Sunday recorded 57 confirmed COVID-19 cases amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country.
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Karnataka reports 50,210 new COVID cases, positivity rate reaches 22.77 pc
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 23 (ANI): Karnataka reported 50,210 new COVID-19 cases, of which 26,299 were from the state's capital Bengaluru, Health Minister K Sudhakar informed on Sunday.
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China reports 19 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 23 (ANI): China on Saturday reported 19 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, local media reported citing the National Health Commission as saying on Sunday.
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COVID-19: Sputnik V shows strong protection against Omicron compared to Pf
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V has demonstrated strong protection against the Omicron variant of the virus compared to the Pfizer vaccine, according to a study conducted at the Spallanzani Institute in Italy in collaboration with investors in the Spu
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Kerala reports 54 new cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 19 (ANI): Kerala reported 54 new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
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China reports 55 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): China on Tuesday reported 55 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country.
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