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COVID-19: Amid Omicron scare, Delhi Airport installs 120 Rapid PCR testing
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): As the number of passengers landing in India from 'at-risk' countries is increasing amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has installed 120 Rapid PCR testing machines apart from setting up
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COVID-19: Amid Omicron scare, Chennai Airport creates exclusive corridor f
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): In compliance with the revised travel guidelines issued by the Centre and Tamil Nadu government in view of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Airport Authority India's (AAI) Chennai Airport has created an exclusive corridor at T4 terminal to screen a
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Japan to reduce vaccine gap for booster jabs 'wherever possible'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 6 (ANI): Japan to lessen the present vaccine interval of eight months between the second and third COVID-19 vaccine shots, in the wake of rising Omicron scare.
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Omicron scare: Stringent quarantine rules in Japan for travellers from Ind
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 5 (ANI): In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance.
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Sri Lankan Prez urges world to support vaccination drive of less wealthy n
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 4 (ANI): Underlining the threat posed by the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday called upon nations that have the wherewithal to support the vaccination drive of less wealthy countries more effectively.
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Omicron scare hampers India tour of SA, 4 T20Is to be played later
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Saturday announced that India would tour South Africa for three-Test and three ODIs, while the originally planned four T20Is will now be played later.
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Amid Omicron scare, Karnataka Health Minister instructs medical colleges t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid concern over the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' and possible third wave, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that the state has instructed medical colleges across the state to make necessary preparations for every possibility.
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South-East Asia Region should strengthen COVID-19 response measures to cur
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3 (ANI): As India confirmed two cases of Omicron, the World Health Organization on Friday said that countries in South-East Asia Region should further strengthen COVID-19 response measures to curtail the spread of the virus and its variants.
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Amid Omicron scare passengers from Russia ruckus over mandatory COVID-19 t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3, (ANI): Amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of the Coronavirus, over 20 passengers from Russia (Moscow) arrived at the Delhi airport on Friday and created ruckus over the mandatory COVID-19 test, officials said.
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Omicron scare: Karnataka CM chairs meeting with experts, senior health off
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 3 (ANI): A day after two cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 were detected in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday chaired a meeting with experts and senior officials and directed the technical advisory committee members to
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Omicron scare keeps Pakistan and others away from parliament event: Adhir
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3, (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is also chairperson of the Parliament Public Accounts Committee (PAC), said that a total of 52 foreign dignitaries were invited including Pakistan for the celebrations of the 100 years of PAC but several coun
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Amid Omicron scare, two international passengers test positive for COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 3 (ANI): A day after two cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant were detected in India, two international passengers, one each from the UK and Singapore tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu's capital city Chennai, informed State Health Minis
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