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US Presidential medical adviser Fauci says Omicron cases likely to peak by
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US] December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Cases involving the coronavirus Omicron variant will likely peak by the end of January, presidential medical adviser Anthony Fauci said.
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Karnataka reports 5 new Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 30 (ANI): Karnataka has reported five new cases of Omicron variant, said State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday.
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Vaccines still effective against Omicron as T cell immunity holds up bette
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): Emphasising that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that it appears that vaccines are still proving to be effective because even though the numbers
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Omicron variant leading to tsunami of COVID cases: WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Omicron variant is very transmissible and is leading to a tsunami of COVID cases.
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Rajasthan cabinet makes Covid-19 vaccination certificate mandatory for ent
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 29 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and Omicron variant in the country, Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday decided to make Covid-19 vaccination certificate mandatory for entry in public places after January 31.
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Fifth COVID wave with Omicron variant may hit Pakistan by mid-February
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): Fifth COVID-19 wave with Omicron variant may hit Pakistan by mid-February adding to the country's pandemic woes.
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COVID-19: Islamabad reports three new Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): Pakistan's capital Islamabad has reported three more COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant, local media reported citing the health ministry on Wednesday.
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Thailand reports over 700 Omicron variant cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand's Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday that the country has detected a total of 739 cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant to date, including 488 overseas arrivals and 251 local infections.
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Amid Omicron threat, CRPF reactivates its COVID care facility; precautiona
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Amid the rise in cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday has reactivated their COVID care centre in Bawana in Delhi.
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Gajendra Shekhawat says BJP ready for virtual election rallies, Channi poi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ready for virtual election rallies and the party will follow the Election Commission's guidelines issued regarding polls in the wake of the emergence of Omic
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Omicron nothing but a 'seasonal cold virus'; overreaction causing panic, c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): Terming Omicron variant as nothing more than a "seasonal cold virus", a US-based cardiologist has warned against "overreaction and over-reach" by government agencies, saying their actions are causing panic and providing misinformation.
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Doctors of Delhi's RML Hospital directed to resume duty, warned of action
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): A day after the Yellow alert was announced amid the rising number of Omicron variant of COVID-19 cases in New Delhi, Medical Superintendent, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Nandini Duggal, directed the protesting Resident doctors to resume their duties "in t
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