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Union Health Minister to hold review meeting today with southern states, U
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level virtual meeting with the health ministers of Southern states', Union territories today at 2.30 pm to review the COVID-19 situation and public health preparedness as well as response measures
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Centre extends COVID-19 restrictions till February 28
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New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The Central Government on Thursday extended the existing COVID-related restrictions in the country till February 28 in view of the rising cases of COVID-19 and Omicron variants.
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Current anti-COVID pills work well against Omicron, antibody drugs less ef
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Wisconsin [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study has found the drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the Omicron variant of the virus in lab tests.
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Moderna says it has begun trial of Omicron-specific vaccine booster
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Beijing [China], January 27 (ANI): Moderna, an American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Cambridge on Wednesday (local time) announced that it has begun clinical trials of a booster dose of a vaccine designed specifically to combat the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Pakistan crosses 90,000 COVID-19 cases mark
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Islamabad [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): Amid the spread of the Omicron variant, Pakistan's active COVID-19 case count crossed the 90,000 mark, local media reported citing National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Thursday.
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South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high
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Seoul [South Korea], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high due to the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said on Thursday.
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Fertility or pregnancy not affected by COVID-19 vaccination, suggests new
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New York [US], January 26 (ANI): One of the biggest fears and doubts that makes people think twice before getting vaccinated is its impact on pregnancy and fertility. Now, a new study has found that vaccination against COVID-19 did not affect fertility outcomes in patients undergoing in-vitr
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Study finds changes in Omicron's spike protein
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Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): A team of scientists has found the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Researchers find explanation for Omicron variant causing less severe disea
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Frankfurt [Germany], January 25 (ANI): The Omicron variant replaced the Delta variant as the dominant COVID-19 variant in the world, starting from late 2021 to early 2022. But, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant caused less severe disease than Delta, although it was better at escaping immune pro
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Hollywood COVID protocols extended to February 13
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Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): With the surge of the Omicron variant, Hollywood's COVID safety protocols have been extended to February 13, 2022.
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Tom Ford's New York Fashion Week show scrapped amid Omicron surge
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Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): Fashion designer Tom Ford has cancelled his Fall 2020 runway show at the New York Fashion Week amid the surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant.
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Beijing Winter Olympic teams register 1st case of COVID-19
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Beijing [China], January 24 (ANI): Beijing Winter Olympics reported the first case of COVID-19 among national team members that entered China on Sunday.
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