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COVID-19: Pakistan reports first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): Pakistan on Thursday reported its first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Sindh province.
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Cuba detects its first Omicron infection
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba detected its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Cuban state news agency ACN reported on Wednesday night.
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No case of Omicron variant in Punjab, precautionary measures are being tak
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 9 (ANI): With the emergence of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, all the precautionary measures are being taken by the Punjab government in the state, said Punjab Health Minister Om Prakash Soni on Wednesday.
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'Three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Omicron varia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US]/Mainz [Germany], December 9 (ANI): A preliminary laboratory study demonstrated that three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralize the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529 lineage) while two doses show significantly reduced neutralization titers.
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No cases of Omicron variant in Andhra Pradesh: Health Official
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 9 (ANI): In view of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, Andhra Pradesh government hospitals are preparing to combat this new variant as per the instructions of the district collector and government, said Dr Y Kiran Kumar, Superintendent at Gover
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Karnataka govt issues guidelines for isolation, treatment, management faci
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 9 (ANI): With the emergence of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Karnataka government on Wednesday issued guidelines of dedicated isolation, treatment and management facility for Omicron cases.
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Omicron will cause third wave, but not as devastating as in other countrie
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): As COVID cases resurge in India with the occurrence of the Omicron variant, Dr Padmanabha Shenoy, rheumatology and medical director at CARE Hospital, Kochi said that although the variant can cause a third wave in India, it would not be as devastating as t
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GMR Hyderabad International Airport makes all necessary arrangements in vi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 8 (ANI): In view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, GMR Hyderabad International Airport has made all necessary arrangements as per the latest guidelines and passenger convenience, said the airport authorities in a statement.
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Omicron: State Cabinet to decide COVID-19 management, guidelines tomorrow,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 8 (ANI): With the resurgence in the number of COVID cases because of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the Cabinet would hold a meeting tomorrow to take a decision on COVID management a
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Goa: Russian returnees test positive for COVID-19, suspected to be infecte
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 8 (ANI): Russian returnees who have reached Goa via Delhi are suspected to be infected with COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', informed Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday.
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Australia's Queensland detects new version of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Queensland [Australia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A new version of the Omicron coronavirus strain has been detected in Australia's Queensland, health authorities said on Wednesday.
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Wall Street rallies second day in row as Omicron fears fade, tech stocks u
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street rallied sharply for a second straight day on Tuesday, with high-flying technology stocks rising as much as 3 per cent, as investors' fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus subsided.
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