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J-K LG directs health officials, advises people to be more proactive in vi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 4 (ANI): In view of Omicron being declared as a 'Variant of Concern' by the World Health Organization (WHO), Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir and discussed preventive measures to be
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Deputy Election Commissioner instructs DEOs to organise camps for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 4 (ANI): In the wake of Omicron variant of COVID-19, Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) Nitesh Kumar Vyas emphasized on the need to vaccinate the entire staff and volunteers deputed for election duties in a poll-bound Punjab and directed all District Ele
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Omicron: Restrictions to be imposed on international passengers arriving a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], December 4 (ANI): Darjeeling District Magistrate S Ponnambalam on Saturday said that restrictions will be imposed on the international passengers arriving at the Bagdogra Airport situated in the district in the view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Gujarat man found infected with Omicron variant of COVID-19 'stable', say
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India] December 4 (ANI): A 72-year-old man who arrived from Zimbabwe and tested positive with COVID-19 new variant Omicron is in isolation and is stable, confirmed Dr Sourabh Paridhi, District Collector, Jamnagar.
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Fourth case of Omicron in India, 33-year-old Maharashtra man tests positiv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): A 33-year-old man from Maharashtra's Kalyan-Dombivli who recently returned from South Africa has been found positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, informed the State Health Department on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Gujarat speeds up health system's readiness after State's first
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 4 (ANI): Following the discovery of the first case of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Gujarat's Jamnagar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reviewed the readiness of the state health system against this new variant at a high-level meeting, informed
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20 dedicated counters for those making online booking for Rapid, RT PCR CO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, 20 dedicated counters have been made fully operational for those who have made online bookings for Rapid and RT-PCR COVID-19 tests on arrival at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airpor
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Kerala: Man who returned from UK on Nov 21, tests COVID positive; sample s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a traveller from the United Kingdom who landed in Kerala tested COVID-19 positive.
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Omicron variant now confirmed in ten US states
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant have been reported by health officials in five additional US states today, bringing the total number of states with confirmed infections to ten.
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US stocks down 2nd week in row on Federal Reserve Rate hike, Omicron fears
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): US stocks tumbled for a second week in a row, roiled by fears of an imminent rate hike by the Federal Reserve and the possibility of another round of global economic turmoil from potential measures to address the coronavirus Omicron variant.
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Omicron variant detected in 4 more US states, bringing total to 9
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant have been reported by health officials in four additional US states on Friday, bringing the total up to nine states with confirmed infections.
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J-K: COVID negative international travellers from 'at risk' nations to qua
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 4 (ANI): With the emergence of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases, Jammu and Kashmir government, in its advisory, said that international travellers from 'at risk' nations, who test negative at the Srinagar airport, will have to home quarantine for
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