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Zimbabwe to ban unvaccinated from public transport as Omicron wrecks havoc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country driven by the Omicron variant and plans to bar the unvaccinated from boarding public transport.
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UP's Prayagraj starts preparing for '2022 Magha Mela'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 8 (ANI): Keeping in view the emergence of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj district started preparing for the 2022 Prayagraj Magha Mela.
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Fight against COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, says Army Chief
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): As the number of COVID cases resurge because of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said that the fight with the pandemic is far from over.
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Omicron: Genome sequencing lab will be established in Karnataka, says CM B
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], December 7 (ANI): In the wake of rising cases of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', the Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that a Genome sequencing lab that conducts test for the 'Omicron' variant will be established in Karnataka.
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First case of Omicron detected in Maldives
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Maldives has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, local media reported Tuesday.
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Srinagar prepares to contain COVID-19 Omicron variant, sets up free, paid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 7 (ANI): In the wake of rising cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, the Union Territory government has taken necessary steps to contain the spread of the virus that include the constitution of free and paid quarantine services for the
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IMF chief calls on global cooperation to control pandemic, support economi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday called on global cooperation to control the COVID-19 pandemic and support the economic recovery as the new Omicron variant has spread to over 40 countries aro
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Japan reports first Japanese to be infected with COVID Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] December 7 (ANI): Japan reported its first case of a Japanese national infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, marking the third case in the country on Monday, reported Kyodo News.
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All 9 Omicron variant patients in Rajasthan's Jaipur are asymptotic: CMHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 7 (ANI): All the nine Omicron COVID-19 variant patients in Rajasthan's Jaipur are asymptotic, said Dr Narottam Sharma, Chief Medical Health Officer, Jaipur on Monday.
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Karnataka deploys IAS, IPS officers to tackle Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 6 (ANI): As Karnataka reported two Omicron variant cases, the state government has done a rejig of the bureaucracy.
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Singapore confirms two Omicron COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore confirmed on Monday two imported cases with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said in a press release.
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Contacts of Omicron infected display only mild symptoms of COVID: Karnatak
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 6 (ANI): Karnataka health minister on Monday said that the contacts of those infected with Omicron variant of coronavirus did not display any symptoms of the disease and this showed the importance of vaccinations in developing immunity.
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