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Pfizer, BioNTech not sure on vaccines' effectiveness on new COVID variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Saturday issued a statement stating that they are not sure whether their vaccines would be able to help in the treatment of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron'.
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WTO postpones 12th Ministerial Conference amid spread of COVID variant Om
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 27 (ANI): Amid the spread of new COVID strain 'Omicron', the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Saturday postponed the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), that was set to take place in Geneva.
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South African Health Minister calls travel bans by countries over new COVI
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 27 (ANI): South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Friday termed the countries' decision of imposing restrictions on travellers from the country amid concerns over the detection of 'Omicron' COVID-19 variant as 'unjustified' and said there is no proo
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India to screen, test travellers from several countries including UK amid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' first detected in South Africa, India on Friday added several countries to the list from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India, including post-arrival t
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Biden confirms new travel bans from South Africa, 7 other countries
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden on Friday confirmed new travel restrictions for foreign travellers from eight countries in southern Africa due to the emergence of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in the region.
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WHO designates new COVID-19 strain 'Omicron' as 'variant of concern'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation on Friday alarmed the siren among countries after a new variant of COVID-19 has been classified in South Africa, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said in a statement.
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WHO names new COVID strain from South Africa as Omicron, calls it 'variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron'.
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OKWU launches smart+er phone in India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Dynamic and customer focused mobility start-up OKWU on Friday launched its latest smartphone Omicron.
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