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Visakhapatnam: Amid Omicron scare, some international returnees untraceabl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 3 (ANI): Amid concerns over COVID-19 new variant 'Omicron', Visakhapatnam District Collector Mallikarjuna said on Friday that some international returnees who might have come to Visakhapatnam from Bengaluru, Chennai or Hyderabad are untraceabl
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Kazakhstan suspends air traffic with Egypt over Omicron variant from today
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan is suspending flights to Egypt starting Friday in an effort to prevent the emergence and spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development sa
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Malaysia detects first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in Malaysia and found to have been brought in on November 19, days before South Africa reported the first case to the World Health Organization (WHO) on November 24, Malaysi
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12 Omicron suspects admitted to Delhi's LNJP hospital so far: Sources
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): As many as 12 patients suspected to be infected with the COVID-19 'Omicron' variant have been admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital in Delhi so far, said the sources on Friday.
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France confirms 8 Omicron variant cases: Health agency
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has reached eight, the French public health agency said.
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Telangana: Woman returned from abroad tests COVID-19 positive, 'Omicron' n
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 3 (ANI): Amid concern over COVID-19 new variant 'Omicron', a woman, who was one of 325 passengers who came from abroad to Hyderabad, tested positive for Covid.
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Nepal imposes ban on entry from 9 countries, including Hong Kong, amid 'Om
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 3 (ANI): In a wake of global fear of new coronavirus variant Omicron, Nepal has decided to put a ban on nine countries including Hong Kong.
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Karnataka CM to chair high-level meet on Omicron variant today, new SOPs l
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): After two cases of COVID-19 new variant 'Omicron' were reported from Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said detailed SOPs and guidelines will be soon rolled out after a meeting with experts and senior officials scheduled today.
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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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Omicron: Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore airports start compulsory testing of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 3 (ANI): Staff at airports in Chennai, Madurai, and Coimbatore have started compulsory testing of passengers arriving from 11 'at risk' countries in view of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron.
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