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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami chairs high-level meeting on 'Omicron' COVID variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 29 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday chaired a high-level meeting on the new COVID-19 variant, 'Omicron' in Dehradun.
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Sputnik V will neutralize Omicron, if needed booster jabs out by Feb 2022:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 29 (ANI): Russian Gamaleya Institute believes its Sputnik V and Light vaccines will neutralize the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 as they have the highest efficacy against mutations of the novel coronavirus, said Kirill Dmitriev, Chief Executive Officer of the Russ
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Do not panic, it is being tracked, checked regularly: CM Bommai on Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Davanagere (Karnataka) [India], November 29 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Monday asked people not to panic about the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', and suggested them to follow covid precautionary measures strictly.
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Australian border reopening delayed amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has delayed the reopening of the country's borders amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Scotland confirmed 6 cases of Omicron coronavirus variant taking UK's tota
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Six cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been confirmed in Scotland, taking the total for the United Kingdom up to nine with the previous three infections detected in England, the Scottish health authorities reported on Monday.
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Covid Omicron variant: 'Concerning, but not alarming', says top official
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', which has led to travel bans and new restrictions in many countries across the world, DG Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Shekhar C Mande said that India is observing the
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Chhattisgarh CM Baghel, heath minister Singhdeo give varying opinions on t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Amid reports of a continued political tussle in the Chhattisgarh unit of Congress, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Health Minister T.S. Singhdeo have expressed different opinions on the imposition of an international travel ban to contain the new varia
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Policy on booster, additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in two weeks, says Dr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): With the emergency of new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', COVID-19 task force chairman Dr N K Arora said that a comprehensive policy on the booster and additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be announced in two weeks.
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Pakistan: Sindh plans Pfizer booster shots amid Omicron threat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Amid the global concern of the new COVID variant omicron, Pakistan's Sindh province has decided to inoculate all people with a booster shot of Pfizer.
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Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over Covid-19 variant: PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 29 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that the easing of entry rules for foreigners introduced earlier this month is being cancelled and the border ban is being reinstated in order to prevent the spread of new COVID strain Omicron.
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PM Modi urges people to stay alert in view of new COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged people to stay alert against the new coronavirus variant Omicron.
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Uttarakhand: COVID-19 test mandatory for people coming from other states
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 29 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government has announced that people travelling from other states will have to undergo a mandatory COVID-19 test, amid concerns about the new Covid variant Omicron.
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