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Japan restricts entry from three more African countries over Omicron varia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government has decided to impose restrictions on travel from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia over the concern about the Omicron coronavirus strain, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday.
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South African medical association says Omicron variant causes 'mild diseas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus results in mild disease, without prominent syndromes, Angelique Coetzee, the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, told Sputnik on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Gujarat announces new rules for international flyers amid concer
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid the rise in concern due to the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', the Gujarat Government has mandated RT-PCR testing for travellers landing at the airport from Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand,
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Covid Omicron variant: BCCI should consult govt before sending cricket tea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 27 (ANI): Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should consult the government before sending the cricket team to South Africa where a new COVID-19 vari
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New Covid variant: PM Modi asks officials to review plans for easing inter
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Highlighting the need for monitoring all international arrivals in the view of the new Covid variant Omicron, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked officials to review plans for easing international travel restrictions in light of the emergin
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Omicron: Ensure compliance of COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, make arrange
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday instructed the chief secretary, DGP and health secretary to ensure compliance of COVID appropriate behaviour in public places, informed the Chief Minister Office.
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Need to be proactive in light of new Covid variant, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting with top officials on Covid-19 and said that we need to be proactive in light of the new variant while laying emphasis on the precautions to contain the virus.
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BMC calls meeting of senior officials over new COVID-19 Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid concerns over the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has called a meeting of senior officials today evening to discuss measures to deal with it.
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Australia announces border security measures to combat new COVID-19 varian
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt Saturday announced that the government would implement additional precautionary border security measures in response to the new Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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New Covid variant: Delhi CM urges PM Modi to stop flights from affected co
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop flights from those countries which are affected by the new Covid variant.
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PM Modi to chair meeting with top officials on COVID-19 situation, vaccina
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meet on the situation relating to COVID-19 and vaccination with top government officials today at 10:30 am.
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Study on 2 booster candidates to anticipate omicron-like mutations: Modern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): US-based pharmaceutical company is studying two booster candidates designed to anticipate mutations similar to the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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