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DDMA, Delhi govt to hold review meet on Monday amid rising cases of Omicro
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): In view of increasing cases of COVID-19 Omicron in Delhi, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority along with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other important officials of the government will hold a review meeting on Monday at 11.30 am, said an official
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'Saturday Night Live' shooting to take place without live audience amid Om
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): As the COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant continue to surge in New York City and throughout the world, makers of 'Saturday Night Live' have decided to shoot the show without a live audience, and without musical guest Charli XCX, on Saturday.
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Netherlands to go into lockdown due to 'fifth wave with Omicron'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua) The Dutch government announced a stricter lockdown on Saturday out of fear for the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country.
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Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to soar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 cases are continuing to soar across Canada fueled by the Omicron variant, with confirmation of 7,566 new cases as of Saturday afternoon.
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London Mayor declares 'major incident' over spread of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Saturday an emergency over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Kerala reports 4 new cases of Omicron, total rises to 11
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 18 (ANI): Kerala reported four new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking the overall cases of the new variant to eleven in the state on Saturday, Health Minister Veena George said.
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Maharashtra reports 8 new cases of Omicron, tally rises to 48
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18 (ANI): Maharashtra on Saturday reported eight new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking the cumulative tally of Omicron cases in the state to 48.
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Moderna pauses patent dispute over COVID vaccine with US govt, to 'avoid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): Moderna is pausing a patent dispute with the United States federal government over its coronavirus vaccine, saying it wants to "avoid any distraction" in the fight against the Omicron variant.
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COVID-19: Journey of Omicron in India so far
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in India crossing 100, here is a look at the developments so far.
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Don't panic but be alert, omicron causes less severe disease than delta: A
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With increasing cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country, Dr Puneet Misra, Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi on Saturday advised people not to be panic but to remain alert.
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COVID-19: New variant might be less severe, high transmissibility rate is
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): As the number of COVID-19 variants omicron cases reaches over 100 in India, the Indian health experts said that the new variant might be less severe, however, the high transmissibility rate could be a worrying factor.
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18 Omicron patients out of 20 admitted in LNJP were asymptomatic, only two
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Out of the total 20 patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, only two had symptoms and the rest 18 were asymptomatic, said Dr Suresh Kumar, Managing Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.
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