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5 more cases of Omicron reported in New York
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): As many as five cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant have surfaced in New York City, taking cumulative tally in the US to eight.
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Parents of stranded Indian badminton player in Botswana pray for his early
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 3 (ANI): Amid the scare of Omicron variant spread, an Indian badminton player and two others are stranded in Botswana after commercial flights out of the country were banned at two transit points, Dubai and Doha.
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Vigilance necessary for 2-3 weeks, says Paediatric Pulmonary Medicine expe
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): People should not panic, as initial reports suggest that the Omicron is a milder variant of COVID-19, said Dr Dhiren, Deputy Director, Paediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Intensive care, Gangaram Hospital.
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US tightens COVID-19 measures over omicron variant concerns, stricter test
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has announced new requirements for international travellers coming to the US, including both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
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Omicron threatens to reverse modest October recovery in air travel: Trade
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A fledgling recovery in both domestic and international air travel in October faces a new threat amid a spate of new restrictions imposed by governments due to the Omicron coronavirus variant, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) sa
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Israel reports 3rd case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli Ministry of Health on Thursday reported a third case of the COVID-19 variant Omicron in the country.
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Omicron very different from Delta, Beta COVID variants, says South African
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The South African doctor who first raised an alarm over Omicron states that the new coronavirus strain has significantly more mutations, as compared to the Delta or Beta variants of COVID-19 which can be easily missed if one is not clinically aware of
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Members in Lok Sabha raise concerns about Omicron variant, emphasise vacci
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Members in Lok Sabha on Thursday expressed concerns about Omicron, the new variant of COVID-19, as they raised queries about "booster dose" and providing vaccination to the entire population of the country.
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Kerala govt has taken all possible steps as per Centre's guidelines: State
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 2 (ANI): As India reported its first two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus detected in Karnataka, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that the state government has taken all possible steps in the context of the new
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US State of Minnesota reports second case of COVID-19 Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The second case of infection with the coronavirus Omicron variant in the United States has been reported in the US state of Minnesota one day after the first case was confirmed in the state of California.
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46-yr-old among 2 Omicron positive cases has no travel history: Karnataka
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 2 (ANI): The 46-year-old man who was among the two persons who detected positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19, is a local resident and does not have any travel history, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Thursday.
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Karnataka CM to hold meeting with experts tomorrow over Omicron variant ca
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As Karnataka reported two cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the state government is being very cautious and it will prepare new Standard operating procedures (SoPs) to tackle the
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