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COVID-19 vaccines prior to infection reduce transmission of Omicron: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A study in California prisons found recent vaccination and boosters reduce infectiousness, but Infection risk remains high. Vaccination and boosting, especially when recent, helped to limit the spread of COVID-19 in California prisons during the first Omicron wave, according to an analysis b
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PM chairs high-level meeting to review COVID-19 situation, vaccination dri
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 pandemic situation particularly in the context of the Omicron wave and the status of the vaccination drive in the country.
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Omicron wave accounts for more deaths than Delta surge in US: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron wave is breaking, but deaths have surpassed those from the Delta wave in the United States, The Seattle Times has reported.
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Zero-Covid strategy fails in Hong Kong amid Omicron wave
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 17 (ANI): In the face of the latest Omicron wave, the zero-Covid strategy of Hong Kong has failed as daily infections top 4,000, the previous fail-safe systems have begun to buckle under the strain of their own uncompromising rules.
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Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif to resume filming 'Tiger 3' as Omicron wave subs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will be resuming the shoot of his upcoming film 'Tiger 3' soon.
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to Omicron surge
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], January 23 (ANI): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country.
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German COVID-19 infections hit record high amid Omicron wave
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate exceeded 600 for the first time as 638.8 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Thursday.
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Pak postpones decision on schools closure amid Omicron surge
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 17 (ANI): As Omicron cases continue to rise in Pakistan, particularly in urban areas, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) postponed the decision to close educational institutions in the country once again on Monday.
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India will have Omicron wave peak by next month, says US-based health expe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): India will witness a peak in the number of COVID-19 cases by next month with the expectation of reporting five lakh cases per day, a US-based health expert said, adding that however "the severity of the variant will be less this time in the country than D
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