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First positive case of Omicron variant detected in Senegal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dakar [Senegal], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Senegal detected its first positive case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the country's Institute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (Iressef) said on Sunday.
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Genome sequencing finds nine Omicron cases in Jaipur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 5 (ANI): Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 5 (ANI): A total of nine cases of COVID19 Omicron variant have been reported in Rajasthan's Jaipur, said the state health department.
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Cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 might increase in Telangana between J
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 5 (ANI): Amid rising 'Omicron' threat, cases of the new variant of coronavirus might increase between January and February in Telangana, said State Director of Public Health and Family Welfare Srinivas Rao on Sunday.
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Maharashtra: 7 more test positive for Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 5 (ANI): Seven more people tested positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Maharashtra, taking the total number of cases of the new coronavirus variant in the state to eight, informed the public health department on Sunday.
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Detection of Omicron variant means pandemic not over yet: Ex-UK Scientific
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant brought the world back to square one in dealing with the pandemic, the former UK government scientific advisor and director of Wellcome Trust, Jeremy Farrar, said.
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Another passenger from Singapore tests positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 5 (ANI): A day after two international passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, another passenger from Singapore tested positive for the infection on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Uttarakhand govt launches random testing, aims to conduct 25,000
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 5 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said the state government would be launching random testing against COVID-19 with a target of 25,000 tests daily, in view of precautionary measures taken by the government in the wake o
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COVID-19: Omicron patient in Delhi fully vaccinated, has mild symptoms
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The Tanzania returnee, who tested positive for COVID-19 Omicron variant, has mild symptoms as he had taken both doses of the vaccine, informed Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of LNJP Hospital on Sunday.
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Tanzania returnee tests positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai, officials suspect
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 5 (ANI): A man who came from Tanzania has tested positive for COVID-19 in Dharavi, officials informed on Sunday adding that the case is suspected to be Omicron variant.
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Research develops rapid test to identify effectiveness of antibodies again
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Durham [UK], December 5 (ANI): Biomedical engineers of Duke University have developed a test to quickly and easily assess how well a person's neutralizing antibodies fight multiple variants of COVID-19 like Delta and the new Omicron variant.
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Chile reports first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported on Saturday its first case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after confirming that the case was discovered in a person entering the country from Ghana on November 25.
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Reports of 12 suspected patients of Omicron variant of COVID-19 expected b
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that the genome sequencing reports of the 12 suspected patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will start coming by the weekend.
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