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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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Delhi govt plans to stop entry of non-vaccinated people in public places f
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The Delhi government is contemplating stopping the entry of those people without vaccination in public places of Delhi from December 15, according to the sources in the Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
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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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Biden to announce new actions to protect Americans against Delta, Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will announce new actions to combat COVID-19 as the country heads into the winter months and with the emergence of a new variant, Omicron, White House said in a statement on Thursday.
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Some countries have stopped flights, but India has increased surveillance,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): India has not imposed travel curbs but has increased surveillance and protocols, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday.
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Omicron threat: Ahead of India series, CSA postpones domestic games
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], December 2 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday confirmed that all three, Round 4, Division Two CSA 4-Day Domestic Series matches scheduled to take place between December 2-5 have been postponed.
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Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in south
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the continent rise by 54 percent due to an upsurge in southern Africa, said the World Health Organization in a stat
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5 contacts of 46-year-old Omicron infected person test COVID positive, gen
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 2 (ANI): As many as three primary contacts and two secondary contacts of the 46-year-old Karnataka man who was found infected with the Omicron variant, have also tested positive for the COVID-19 and their samples have been sent for further genome seque
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Why are we in hurry to resume international flights amid Omicron scare: Pa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As India reported the first two cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health expressed its concern over the scheduled resumption of international flight operations from December 15.
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Omicron cases found in South-East Asia region 'not unexpected' in view of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 2 (ANI): As the Union Health Ministry confirmed two COVID-19 cases of Omicron (B.1.1.529) in Karnataka on Thursday, World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was 'not unexpected' in South-East Asia Region while emphasising the need for all countries to step u
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