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J-K chief secretary asks admin officials to ensure universal COVID testing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 30 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Monday chaired a meeting of the COVID Task Force to review the public health response to COVID-19 and asked the divisional and district administrations to ensure universal testing o
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Kevin Pietersen lauds India for extending support to African countries in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [US], November 30 (ANI): Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Monday lauded India for extending support to African countries in dealing with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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AP CM holds review meeting with health department amid concern over 'Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday chaired a review meeting with the health department, amid concerns about COVID-19 variant 'Omicron'.
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Indonesia expands entry ban on foreigners over Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian government has expanded the entry ban on foreigners with travel histories in 10 countries and China's Hong Kong in the last 14 days, in order to prevent the spread of the more contagious Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami chairs high-level meeting on 'Omicron' COVID variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 29 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday chaired a high-level meeting on the new COVID-19 variant, 'Omicron' in Dehradun.
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Do not panic, it is being tracked, checked regularly: CM Bommai on Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Davanagere (Karnataka) [India], November 29 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Monday asked people not to panic about the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', and suggested them to follow covid precautionary measures strictly.
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Covid Omicron variant: 'Concerning, but not alarming', says top official
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', which has led to travel bans and new restrictions in many countries across the world, DG Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Shekhar C Mande said that India is observing the
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Policy on booster, additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in two weeks, says Dr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): With the emergency of new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', COVID-19 task force chairman Dr N K Arora said that a comprehensive policy on the booster and additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be announced in two weeks.
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Covid Omicron variant: WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African coun
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] November 29 (ANI): The World Health Organization has urged countries across the world not to impose travel bans on southern African countries due to the ongoing concerns over the new COVID-19 variant "Omicron".
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France reports 8 suspected Omicron COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): French Health Ministry reported Sunday night eight suspected Omicron COVID-19 cases among passengers who tested positive after their African trips over the past 14 days.
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COVID: US health expert says it will take two weeks to have definitive inf
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 29 (ANI): A top US health expert on Sunday (local time) informed that it will take approximately two more weeks to have more definitive information on the transmissibility, severity, and other characteristics of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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Omicron COVID variant threat: South Korea to restrict visa issuance, arriv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea's government restricted on Sunday the issuance of visas and travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, Yonhap news agency r
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