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Hong Kong reports 2 additional cases of Omicron COVID variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 13 (ANI): Hong Kong on Monday reported two additional cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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China detects first case of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 13 (ANI): China on Monday detected its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, local media reported.
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Pakistan reports first confirmed Omicron case through gene-sequencing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): Pakistan has detected the first confirmed case of the Omicron variant in a patient belonging to Karachi, local media reported on Monday.
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Omicron variant could replace Delta strain globally: Head of Russian Gamal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Omicron strain of the coronavirus could eventually replace the Delta variant, as it is already happening in South Africa, Alexander Gintsburg, the director of Russia's Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told Sputnik.
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South African President Ramaphosa tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 13 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms.
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Freight cost hits highest due to Omicron, threatening export companies
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 13 (ANI/Global Economic): It is concerned that the 'Omicron' variant can cause logistic disruptions during the peak season at the end of the year. As the Omicron variant has slowdown major ports and global supply again, shipping and air freight rates hit record
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Omicron variant to be detected in 20 minutes by molecular diagnosis test
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 13 (ANI/Global Economic): Korean researchers have developed molecular diagnostics technology that can detect Omicron variants. The technology development has been currently completed, and it is expected to take time for commercialization.
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Israel adds UK, Belgium, Denmark to travel ban list amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 13 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 Omicron variant, Israel on Sunday added the UK, Belgium and Denmark to the travel ban list.
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UK hikes virus alert level as Omicron variant surges
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 13 (ANI): UK COVID-19 alert level raised to second-highest tier amid increasing Omicron cases on Sunday.
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COVID 19 Omicron variant found in 63 countries, might surpass Delta in spr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 13 (ANI): As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the new Omicron coronavirus strain found in 63 countries will surpass Delta in spreading speed.
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Kerala reports first case of Omicron variant of COVID
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 12 (ANI): Kerala reported the first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Kochi, said state Health Minister Veena George.
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Pakistan analysing samples of 3 'suspected' Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): Pakistan's national health institute has said the results of samples of three "suspected cases" of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country will be received by Monday.
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