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Tamil Nadu reports BA.4 sub-variant of Omicron, claims State Health Minist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 21 (ANI): India's first case of BA.4 sub-variant of Omicron from Tamil Nadu on Saturday, claims Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian.
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INSACOG confirms first case of Omicron subvariant BA.4 in India
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India's first case of BA.4 subvariant of the Omicron strain of coronavirus was detected in Hyderabad through a genomic surveillance program, informed sources on Friday.
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Chinese economy continues to face pressure due to COVID, Russia-Ukraine co
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Chinese economy is under pressure due to stringent curbs to curtail the COVID pandemic, which is adversely affecting production capacity and other logistics.
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Omicron smashes North Korea's 'safety vacuum', 820,000 COVID-19 cases repo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 15 (ANI): North Korea reported 15 new death from "fever" in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of the deaths in the country to 42 in just three days, media reported on Sunday.
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6 dead in North Korea, after country announces first COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 13 (ANI): At least six persons were confirmed dead on Friday in North Korea and over 350,000 people were infected with a fever that spread "explosively" in the country, which had a day ago announced its first case of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
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North Korea reports first case of Covid-19 Omicron variant
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 12 (ANI): North Korea on Thursday reported its first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant and put in place a "maximum emergency" virus control system in the country with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to "eliminate" the virus, state media reported.
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Top Chinese leader warns of 'complex and grave' job market due to COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 10 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang painted a grim picture of the job market in the world's most populous nation due to widespread COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Pakistan reports 1st case of COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday reported the first case of COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1.
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New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.5 variant
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.5 variant at the border amid 12,392 community cases during the weekend, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
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China's COVID-19 outbreak might bring global inflation: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 6 (ANI): With a tremendous rise in COVID cases caused by the Omicron variant, China is going through its worst outbreak which will impact freight costs and global inflation, said a media report.
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Global air cargo demand drops over Russia-Ukraine war, Omicron concerns
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): A decline in global air cargo markets was witnessed in the month of March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) data showed amid COVID variant Omicron's influence in Asia and the Russia-Ukraine war that is leading to a challenging operational bac
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Despite they know dangers of 'Zero-COVID' policy, still will not change, s
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 3 (ANI): President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China revealed that in a closed-door meeting with top-Communist Party of China (CPC) officials, they have made it clear that they know the dangers of the "Zero-COVID" policy and its impact on the economy but
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