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Hong Kong airport suspends passenger transit services for 150 countries ov
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 14 (ANI): Hong Kong International Airport on Friday announced that it is suspendig passenger transit services for 150 countries in order to control the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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US reports over1.5 lakh hospitalisations in 24 hrs, faces lack of medics a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): The number of people hospitalized in the US with Covid-19 has reached a record high -- 151,261 as of Wednesday. And as the infection due to Omicron variant spreads, states and health care systems nationwide are handling shortages of available medical worker
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Over 21 crore unorganized workers registered on e-Shram: Labour Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): In view of the prevailing pandemic situation arising out of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Sunil Barthwal, Secretary of Ministry of Labour and Employment chaired a virtual coordination meeting with states and union territories to take stock of the prepa
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Omicron spreading rapidly, stay alert, avoid panic: PM Modi on COVID-19 si
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly as compared to other variants adding that there is a need to stay alert but also ensure that panic is not created.
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COVID-19 testing is necessary to break the chain of transmission, says hea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, a health expert says it is important that we get tested to break the chain of transmission as avoiding the test and just assuming the presence or absence of COVID infection will
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China's Tianjin cuts off public transport to other cities amid Omicron sur
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tianjin [China], January 13 (ANI): The northern Chinese city of Tianjin has cut off public transportation to other cities including trains, buses and taxis, and car-hailing service as it registered more residents with the Omicron variant, local media reported on Thursday.
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Hyderabad based BioGenex develops Direct RT-PCR Kit which detects all vari
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): BioGenex Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. has developed a RT-PCR kit for Covid-19 diagnosis, which detects COVID 19 caused by SARS COV 2 variants including "OMICRON" plus other variants.
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PM Modi to chair meet with chief ministers on COVID-19 situation today
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Amid surging COVID-19 cases following the emergence of Omicron variant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of all states on Thursday at 4:30 pm via video conferencing on the COVID situation.
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COVID-19 caused by Omicron should not be considered common cold, people sh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): With India witnessing a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog member, has cautioned that the infection caused by Omicron variant of coronavirus should not be considered common cold and people should not take it lightly.
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Omicron 'dangerous' virus for unvaccinated people, warns WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 12 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a "dangerous virus" particularly for those who are unvaccinated, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
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Covaxin can neutralise Delta, Omicron variants of coronavirus: Bharat Biot
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus.
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Maharashtra: Pune launches Covid-Free Village contest to curb Omicron spre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, Maharashtra's Pune district launched the "Covid-Free Village" Contest to curb the spread of COVID-19 and its Omicron variant.
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